Common sense isn't.
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| The brave man carves out his fortune, and every man is the son of his own works. |
| ~ Cervantes, Don Quixote. Part i. Book i. Chap. iv. ~ |
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| Being nimble and light-footed, his father encouraged him to run in the Olympic race. "Yes," said he, "if there were any kings there to run with me." |
| ~ Plutarch, Apophthegms of Kings and Great Commanders. 41 Alexander. ~ |
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| If in seeking happiness you bring harm to others who also seek to be happy, in the future you will never be happy. |
| ~Punishment ~ |
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| Whatever we say, let us speak clearly and to the point, in a voice that is calm and pleasant, unaffected by attachment or hatred. Look kindly at others, thinking: it is thanks to them that I shall attain Buddhahood. |
| ~ The Path to Tranquility, April 17, 14th Dalai Lama ~ |
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| But all have prices, From crowns to kicks, according to their vices. |
| ~ Lord Byron, Don Juan. Canto v. Stanza 27. ~ |
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| I wonder whether mankind could not get along without all these names, which keep increasing every day, and hour, and moment; till at the last the very air will be full of them; and even in a great plain, men will be breathing each other’s breath, owing to the vast multitude of words they use, that consume all the air, just as lamp-burners do gas. |
| ~ Herman Melville (1819–1891), U.S. author. Redburn (1849), ch. 13, The Writings of Herman Melville, vol. 4, eds. Harrison Hayford, Hershel Parker, and G. Thomas Tanselle (1969). Referring to technological jargon. ~ |
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| When Bishop Berkeley said "there was no matter," And proved it,-'t was no matter what he said. |
| ~ Lord Byron, Don Juan. Canto xi. Stanza 1. ~ |
Common sense isn't.
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