Lin Yutang Quotes

Logic is one thing and commonsense another.

In the last analysis sound judgment will prevail.

Common sense is often underrated.

Why is it that common sense is seldom common practice?

Conscience that isn't hitched up to common sense is a mighty dangerous thing.

Commonsense is the realised sense of proportion.

Common sense is the measure of the possible; it is composed of experience and prevision; it is calculation applied to life.

Common sense is calculation applied to life.

Reasoning at every step he treads, Man yet mistakes his way, Whilst meaner things, whom instinct leads, Are rarely known to stray.

Common sense often makes good law.

Common sense is very uncommon.

If a man has common sense, he has all the sense there is.

You have to have the common sense.

... common sense is very rare.

One thing I have seen over and over again in life is that there is virtually no correlation between intelligence and common sense. IQ doesn't seem to translate that way.

It's called common sense, but it's not common. Most people don't have it.

But yet they that have no Science , are in better, and nobler condition with their naturall Prudence; than men, that by their mis-reasoning, or by trusting them that reason wrong, fall upon false and absurd generall rules.

What is reasoned has nothing to do with what is reasonable.

Wisdom - meaning judgment acting on experience, common sense, available knowledge, and a decent appreciation of probability.

It takes something more than intelligence to act intelligently.

Well, pray if you like, only you'd do better to use your judgment.

Common sense (which, in truth, is very uncommon) is the best sense I know of: abide by it; it will counsel you best.

Logic never attracts men to the point of carrying them away.

If it doesn't make sense, it's usually not true.

We must rely less on spreadsheets and funding formulas and more on common sense.