To discover the true principles of Morality, men have no need of theology, of revelation, or of gods: They have need only of common sense.
The same principles which at first view lead to skepticism, pursued to a certain point, bring men back to common sense.
People in blind love throw away common sense, conscience and comedy from the life.
A racial community provides not only a sense of identity, that luxury of looking into another's face and seeing yourself reflected back, but a sense of security and support.
Labour was always aligned with the U.S. during the Cold War, but the ignominious implosion of communism reinforced the belief that no alternative to the prevailing common sense was possible.
The Catholic wisdom of the people... provides reasons for joy and humor even in the midst of a very hard life.
Don't underestimate the power of humor and the ability to laugh at yourself to deliver peace and serenity.
It's amazing how these little guys can say things that a mortal human could never get away with. There's some sort of unspoken license... when outlandish things come out of an inanimate object, somehow it equals humor.
Life’s greatest gift is the freedom it leaves you to step out of it whenever you choose.
As a matter of fact, with all wit, humor, raillery, persiflage, he was the profoundest logician that ever appealed to the intellect of an American audience. . { }
Good humor may be said to be one of the very best articles of dress one can wear in society.
A wise parent humors the desire for independent action, so as to become the friend and advisor when his absolute rule shall cease.
I think that if Mozart were alive today and decided to become a novelist, he would write humorous fantasy.
Joe is 3/4ths of a joke. 75% of politicians are jokes too, only the punchlines are the voters, and that kind of humor I just don’t find funny.
If you're a fat person - and especially if you're a woman - at all stages of your life you'll get abuse for it, so you have to work out a way of dealing with it. The best way is to be humorous about it - that defuses any tension.
How to live spiritually: - Love and appreciate yourself - Be honest with yourself - Express yourself truthfully - Know you are abundance - Remember to use humor - Don’t forget to choose
AWESOME things come to those who focus on the positive, recognize the blessings, find the humor and never give up!
My childhood memories of my grandparents are of a wonderful, complementary couple. While my grandfather had a spirited, humorous personality, my grandmother is gentle and poised.
When you do find humor in trying times, one of the first and most important changes you experience is that you see your perplexing problems in a new way - you suddenly have a new perspective on them.
But it also became the experience, or was the experience, of the writers who were attracted to this kind of humor. They're all men or women who come from the same kind of experience in their own lives.
Poetry, I think, intensifies the reader's experience. If it's a humorous facet of the story, poetry makes it more exuberant. If it's a sad facet, poetry can make it more poignant.
