"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."

-- Don Herold

#Wise Quotes #Men Quotes #Common Sense Quotes

“To improve the oarsman you must improve the man.”
“The only difference between me and a madman is that I'm not mad.”
“Few Americans realize it, but the United Nations is driving to take control over the Internet. You remember, the folks who want a worldwide income tax and who put Syria and Iran on their Human Rights Committee.”
“The truth is, what Americans enjoy about football is much of what makes the sport dangerous. However, I believe there must be a way to find the art of success and vitality in football, without the driving the level of impact that causes serious risk of head trauma, paralysis and other life-changing injuries.”
“Ambition may be defined as the willingness to receive any number of hits on the nose.”

Source : Wilfred Owen (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Wilfred Owen (Illustrated)”, p.479, Delphi Classics
“At McCormick Theological Seminary I had to take Hebrew, so I began to read prophetic poetry, and suddenly it became the life I wanted to spend.”
“I was looking very much for a career. My second marriage to Stan Herman had ended, and I wanted very much to be independent, not take alimony from him, be on my own, do the right thing.”
“Pay less attention to what you hear about someone, and more to what you learn about them...as you make the effort.”

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