Quitters have the good
Quitters have the good sense to admit their mistakes, cut their losses, and move on. Evan Harris
Good Sense
Legibility, in practice, amounts
Legibility, in practice, amounts simply to what one is accustomed to. But this is not to say that because we have got used to something demonstrably less legible than something else would be if we could get used to it, we should make no effort to scrap the existing thing. This was done by the … Read more
Stupidity has made enormous
Stupidity has made enormous progress. It’s a sun so shining that we can no longer look at it directly. Thanks to communication media, it’s no longer the same, it’s nourished by other myths, it sells extremely well, it has ridiculed good sense and it’s spreading its terrifying power. Ennio Flaiano
One tends to give
One tends to give one’s fingers too little credit for their own good sense. Elizabeth Zimmermann
Most People are wretched
Most People are wretched more by the Fears of what may come, than what they endure at present. … a manifest Contradiction to good Sense; for who, with the right use of that, wou’d lose the Enjoyment of a present Comfort, to lament a Misfortune only in Supposition; which ten to one never comes to … Read more
There\\’s such an odd,
There’s such an odd, eclectic group of people that make up the town of Plymouth, New Hampshire. I don’t think I could avoid not coming out of there with a pretty good sense of humor. Eliza Coupe
Father, forgive them,\\’ said
Father, forgive them,’ said Jesus, ‘for they know not what they do’ — People of good sense whoever you may be, I will add, do not listen to them, for they know not what they say. Eliphas Levi
A good marriage is
A good marriage is loving someone in a lot of different circumstances. Respect for them and their views and ideas and the life that they’re leading with you. Shared values and interests. A good sense of humour. And a little volatility along the way. Edward Kennedy
A man who will
A man who will not get scared on some occasions, lacks good sense. E. W. Howe
I know you\’ll probably
I know you’ll probably get angry with me for that, shout, stamp your feet: \”speak just for yourself and your miseries in the underground, and don’t go saying ‘we all.’\” Excuse me, gentleman, but I am not justifying myself with this allishness. As far as I myself am concerned, I have merely carried to an … Read more