“Life can be just a series of barriers. We may not be able to control external circumstances, but we can control our response to them. When we cultivate patience, resilience, and common sense, we can find a path to inner peace and enjoy moments of transcendence. ("Homeless, down in the corner")”
“The thing with keeping secrets is you can’t blame people for not knowing about them.”
Source: Alive and Wells
“To master any field, you need to embrace dedication, practice relentlessly, seek continuous learning, accept failure as part of growth, and cultivate resilience.”
Source: Indian Law for a Common Man. A simple Law guide for every Indian
“Pride goes before common sense.”
Source: Pluck: A memoir of a Newfoundland childhood and the raucous, terrible, amazing journey to becoming a novelist
“To make two ears grow where one grew before is a profound solace to my spirit. To watch a hired man do it would be an even profounder solace.”
Source: The Ramayana as Told by Aubrey Menen
“She stuffed her white load into the machine first and opened the package of laundry pods she'd purchased at Walmart.... She removed a pod and inspected the interesting, squishy thing. Last year, some crazy teens had dominated the news after eating pods on a dare. In no way did it look edible. Good old common sense disappeared a bit more with each generation.”
Source: Bernice Runs Away
“Money is the root of all evil. Greed drives people to do the most heinous crimes.”
Source: Ghosbrook: The Town That Disappeared
“You don't need to be a rocket scientist, to recognize superstition and prejudice, common sense is enough to observe emerging evidence.”
Source: Sapionova: 200 Limericks for Students
“My emotions had led me to refute logic on countless occasions and enter into idiotic feats, relationships, and situations. In some ways, emotions had not only replaced common sense, but also spirituality in my life. I had expended all concepts of balanced physical, psychological, social, and spiritual wellbeing in exchange for a fleeting pleasure.”
Source: Pursued: God’s relentless pursuit and a drug addict’s journey to finding purpose
“I fancied my luck to be witnessing yet another full moon. True, I’d seen hundreds of full moons in my life, but they were not limitless. When one starts thinking of the full moon as a common sight that will come again to one’s eyes ad-infinitum, the value of life is diminished and life goes by uncherished. ‘This may be my last moon,’ I sighed, feeling a sudden sweep of sorrow; and went back to reading more of The Odyssey.”