The best prophet

The best prophet
The best prophet is common sense, our native wit.
  

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This dualityhas been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versuspassion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’ mind andthe ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of our lives when ourverbal-intellect sugges
It is easier to be brave from a safe distance.
True friendship comes when silence between two people is comfortable
Ialways cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think,well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a singlepolitical argument left.
Folly is perennial and yet the human race has survived
Deep-seatedpreferences cannot be argued about.
Thesearch for someone to blame is always successful.
The ability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.
If absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolutepowerlessness make you pure?
Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since atleast half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.
Commonsense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.
Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to