William Hazlitt Quotes
Learning is, in too many cases, but a foil to common sense; a substitute for true knowledge.
Quotes to Explore
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We have points in common with the FDP, particularly when it comes to tax.
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Taste is the common sense of genius.
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Though the demonetisation move should be welcomed, govt should have planned well in advance to ensure that no common man suffer.
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It is impossible for capitalists and laborers to have common interests.
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My inspiration comes from the common man and nature.
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No mistake is more common and more fatuous than appealing to logic in cases which are beyond her jurisdiction.
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We have created characters and animated them in the dimension of depth, revealing through them to our perturbed world that the things we have in common far outnumber and outweigh those that divide us.
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I became demented overnight. Sudden onset is one factor that distinguishes my form of dementia from the more common form associated with Alzheimer's disease.
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I think U.S. and Chinese businesses need a common language and dialogue.
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The voice of the Lord is the voice of common sense, which is shared by all that is.
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Accept no substitutes; I bring truth to the youth.
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People have to go through what they have to go through. I think in some cases you sort of bring things on yourself and that's what you want it to be than that's the way it is.
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no one wanted to look at the common evils of society. Very few were willing to put aside their own pursuit of happiness long enough to consider the effects of greed and jealousy around them. From what she'd seen, humans were essentially troubled. For every one behind bars, another ten deserved to be behind bars, but that would put one in ten Americans behind bars.
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Common sense will nearly always stand you in better stead than a slavish adherence to the conventions.
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There are certain things in this world we all have in common such as time. Everybody has sixty seconds to a minute, sixty minutes to an hour, twenty-four hours to a day. The difference is what we do with that time and how we use it.
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On second marriage: It took me by surprise, too, because overnight, we totally changed. I think one day we had just nothing in common. And it's scary but I think it can happen when you get involved and you don't know yourself yet.
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I started playing polo when I was nine years old. I'm from Argentina, so in Argentina polo is more of a common thing. We have a lot of horses and a polo tradition and it's something that goes from generation to generation.
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Private property is a necessary institution, at least in a fallen world; men work more and dispute less when goods are private than when they are in common.
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Postponing action is only postponing achievement.
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There is absolutely nothing humorous at the Masters. Here, small dogs do not bark and babies do not cry.
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Happiness for the average person may be said to flow largely from common sense - adapting one-self to circumstances - and a sense of humor.
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A rare theorist turned experimentalist.
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I know not how to defeat others, I only know how to win over myself. The real and most dangerous opponents we face in life are fear, anger, confusion, doubt and despair. If we overcome those enemies who attack from within , we can attain a sure victory over any attack from without.
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Learning is, in too many cases, but a foil to common sense; a substitute for true knowledge.
