"Common sense is that which tells us the world is flat."

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Source : "Language in Thought and Action". Book by S. I. Hayakawa, 1952.

Stuart Chase

#Common Sense Quotes #World Quotes #Flats Quotes

“Join the crazed institution of the stars.”
“Philosophy is not in a state of external reflection on other domains, but in a state of active and internal alliance with them, and it is neither more abstract nor more difficult.”
“Lack of respect for the worker. This nourishes disconnection, fear, anger, phoniness, and all the bad stuff that impedes excellence.”

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“Isn't it true that it's not people who meet, but rather the shadows cast by their imaginations?”

Source : Pascal Mercier (2009). “Night Train To Lisbon”, p.52, Atlantic Books Ltd
“Some people are more affected by, I hate to use the word "success," but I don't know what else to say, but some people are more affected by that than others.”
“Parsons always seem to be specially horrified about things like sunbathing and naked bodies. They don't mind poverty and misery and cruelty to animals nearly as much.”

Source : Susan Ertz (1931). “The Story of Julian”, New York D. Appleton 1931.
“We love and we feel and we try and we hope.”
“Lasting joy is found not in what you get, but in what you give.”

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