A man of great common

A man of great common
A man of great common sense and good taste-meaning there a man without originality or moral courage.
  

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Wisdom requires that we pour a little oil of delicate courtesy on the wheels of friendship.
Freedom to learn is the first necessity of guaranteeing that man himself shall be self-reliant enough to be free
We ownalmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.
Only the educated are free.
To like and dislike the same thing, that is, indeed, friendship.
We mustbe part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulancedrivers at the bitter end.
Successdepends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sureto be failure.
Let not thy will roar, when thy power can but whisper.
When regard for truth has been broken down or evenslightly weakened, all things will remain doubtful.
Anyone whoconducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.
No strength within, no respect without.
Supicion of one's own motives is especially necessary for the philanthropist and the executive.