Good sense Quote by James Mackintosh Download Open image “Maxims are the condensed good sense of nations.” — James Mackintosh ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Good sense Inspiring Maxims Nations
There are plenty of maxims in the world; all that remains is to apply them. — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
All the maxims have been written. It only remains to put them into practice. — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
“The maxim, as has been already said, is a general statement, and people love to hear stated in general terms what they already believe… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
It is a maxim, founded on the universal experience of mankind, that no nation is to be trusted farther than it is bound by… — George Washington Copy Share Image
Nations are not truly great solely because the individuals composing them are numerous, free, and active; but they are great when these numbers, this… — Matthew Arnold Copy Share Image
Nations that embrace the free market to the greatest extent prosper the most. — James Cook Copy Share Image
“those nations which are strongest tend to prevail over the others; and in certain marked peculiarities the strongest tend to be the best.” — Paul Ham Copy Share Image
“I judge the people and the nations by their ideals; the higher the ideals, the profounder the person, the greater the nation.” — Mehmet Murat ildan Copy Share Image
The love of domination and an uncontrolled lust of arbitrary power have prevailed among all nations and perhaps in proportion to the degrees of… — Mercy Otis Warren Copy Share Image
“it is a maxim founded on the universal experience of mankind that no nation is to be trusted farther than it is bound by… — Ron Chernow Copy Share Image
In every particular state of the world, those nations which are strongest tend to prevail over the others; and in certain marked peculiarities the… — Walter Bagehot Copy Share Image
A nation to be great ought to be compressed in its increment by nations more civilized than itself. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
It is right to be content with what we have, never with what we are. — James Mackintosh Copy Share Image
The powers of a man's mind are directly proportional to the quantity of coffee he drank. — James Mackintosh Copy Share Image
It is right to be contented with what we have, never with what we are. — James Mackintosh Copy Share Image
A vice utterly at variance with the happiness of him who harbors it, and, as such, condemned by self-love. — James Mackintosh Copy Share Image
Those who preached faith, or in other words a pure mind, have always produced more popular virtue than those who preached good acts, or… — James Mackintosh Copy Share Image
It is not because we have been free, but because we have a right to be free, that we ought to demand freedom. Justice… — James Mackintosh Copy Share Image
Every fiction since Homer has taught friendship, patriotism, generosity, contempt of death. These are the highest virtues; and the fictions which taught them were… — James Mackintosh Copy Share Image
The Commons, faithful to their system, remained in a wise and masterly inactivity. — James Mackintosh Copy Share Image
I am a great lover of art, in many forms: paintings, objets, textiles. I don't have the talent for painting, but I have a… — Jacqueline Bisset Copy Share Image
Conceptual relativism is a heady and exotic doctrine, or would be if we could make good sense of it. The trouble is, as so… — Donald Davidson Copy Share Image
The combination of landing the biggest interview of my career and having a drill in my back reminds me that God only gives us… — Robin Roberts Copy Share Image
It is an unquestionable truth, that the body of the people in every country desire sincerely its prosperity. But it is equally unquestionable that… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
So there you have it: Nature is a rotten mess. But that's only the beginning. If you take your eyes off it for one… — Lee Goldberg Copy Share Image
I am persuaded myself that the good sense of the people will always be found to be the best army. They may be led… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
I love Andre 3000 from OutKast. I think we'd complement each other, but I'm hoping he's got a good sense of humour. — Paloma Faith Copy Share Image
For some reason, I have better luck when I work with women. I guess I have a good sense of sisterhood. — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
Fact is, the work place to a great extent is "where we live." We need star accountants. Boffo saleswomen. Over-the-top creatives in marketing and… — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
It is good to preserve the name, wealth, and honors you inherit, but it is better in every way if you yourself create a… — Roman Baldorioty de Castro Copy Share Image
Agriculture engenders good sense, and good sense of an excellent kind. — Joseph Joubert Copy Share Image
I have a very good sense of tone, and it's possible to talk about very personal things and maintain a level of dignity and… — Jane Pauley Copy Share Image
