“Belief demands that you dispense with illusion after illusion, while contemporary common sense requires continual, fluffy pretending - pretending that might as well be systematic, it's so thoroughly incentivised by our culture.” WellsMightCultureBeliefCommonDemandIllusionContemporaryCommon SensePretendingSystematicFluffy Book:Unapologetic: Why, despite everything, Christianity can still make surprising emotional sense Source: Unapologetic: Why, despite everything, Christianity can still make surprising emotional sense
“Well, I am a great believer in supercompensation. Short term overtraining leads to long-term success. I can hear the complaints about injuries, but, in truth, not too many of us suffer injuries that lead to surgery, according to those studies in the 1950′s. In fact, if you are not a druggie and have some common sense, I think you can afford to train harder than you think.” IfsThinkingWellsLongI CanFactsSufferingTermCommonStudyHarderTrainBelieverCommon SenseLong TermInjurySurgeryComplaintsWorkoutShort TermMotivational WorkoutLong Term SuccessDruggies Author:Dan John
“Art is a course in personal development that has no reliable diploma and no known end. The pursuit of art instructs in beauty as well as ugliness, fantasy as well as common sense. Art levels souls and baffles brains. Art softens pain because it is pain. Art gives joy because it is joy.” GivingWellsArtSoulEndsPainJoyCoursesLevelsCommonBrainKnownFantasyDevelopmentArt IsProfessionPersonal DevelopmentPursuitCommon SenseUglinessDiploma Author:Robert Genn
“Someone maybe be able to meditate well, but if they can't manifest that meditation in just good common sense by loving and being king to those who are around them, then I can't say they're spiritually developed.” IfsWellsI CanAbleCommonMeditationKingsYogaCommon SenseManifestBhakti Yoga Author:Frederick Lenz
“The mind of man has no defense To equal plain, old common sense. This homely virtue don't despise, If you would be happy as well as wise.” IfsMenMindWellsWould BeCommonVirtueWiseEqualDefenseCommon SenseDespiseHomely Author:Don Herold