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“The painter has to unlearn the habit of thinking that things seem to have the color which common sense says they 'really' have, and to learn the habit of seeing things as they appear.”

Thinking Seems Common Seeing Color Habit Common Sense Painter Unlearn

Book:The Problems of Philosophy

Source: The Problems of Philosophy

“The light of common sense is fundamentally the same light as that of science, that is to say, the natural light of the intellect. But in common sense this light does not return upon itself by critical reflection, and is not perfected by what we shall learn to know as a scientific habit.”

Knows Doe Light Natural Common Return Habit Reflection Critical Intellect Common Sense Not Perfect Natural Light Critical Reflection

Book:An EPZ Introduction to Philosophy

Source: An EPZ Introduction to Philosophy

“As we progress along the intercultural journey, we become self-reflective about habits of heart and mind and the ways these are expressed in daily life. We develop strategies for encountering change, unfamiliarity and ambiguity in creative ways. We begin to realize that what is taken, as "common sense" is really "cultural sense". Our life becomes richer and deeper for having encountered differences.”

Way Mind Heart Self Culture Realizing Differences Common Creative Taken Our Lives Progress Journey Habit Strategy Deeper Common Sense Daily Life Heart And Mind Ambiguity Intercultural

Author:H. Ned Seelye

“A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right.”

Source: Paine and Jefferson on Liberty

“A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defense of custom. But the tumult soon subsides. Time makes more converts than reason.”

Thinking Giving Firsts Long Reason Pain Common Habit Raises Appearance Defense Common Sense Customs Vegan Superficial Formidable Tumult

Book:Annotated Common Sense with English Grammar Exercises: by Thomas Paine (Author), Robert Powell (Editor)

Source: Annotated Common Sense with English Grammar Exercises: by Thomas Paine (Author), Robert Powell (Editor)

“I am a strong individualist by personal habit, inheritance, and conviction; but it is a mere matter of common sense to recognize that the State, the community, the citizens acting together, can do a number of things better than if they were left to individual action.”

Ifs Matter States Action Together Individual Left Strong Can Do Community Common Numbers Acting Habit Citizens Unity Mere Conviction Common Sense Inheritance Acting Together

Author:Theodore Roosevelt

“Einstein says common sense is just habit of thought. It's how we're used to thinking about things, but a lot of the time it just gets in the way.”

Thinking Way Used Common Habit Common Sense

Book:When You Reach Me

Source: When You Reach Me