"Common sense is genius in its working clothes" — Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Common sense is genius in its working clothes"

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

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2,823 Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson has 2,823 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Strong men greet war, tempest, hard times. They wish, as Pindar said, to tread the floors of hell, with necessities…
If I should go out of church whenever I hear a false sentiment, I could never stay there five minutes.
To different minds, the same world is a hell, and a heaven.
To this military attitude of the soul we give the name of Heroism... It is a self-trust which slights the…
There is one topic peremptorily forbidden to all well-bred, to all rational mortals, namely, their distempers. If you have not…
Extremes meet, and there is no better example than the naughtiness of humility.
Science is nothing but the finding of analogy, identity, in the most remote parts.
The possibility of interpretation lies in the identity of the observer with the observed. Each material thing has its celestial…
One of the most wonderful things in nature is a glance of the eye; it transcends speech; it is the…
Every promise of the soul has innumerable fulfillments; each of its joys ripens into a new want.
The foolish man wonders at the unusual, but the wise man at the usual.
A little praise goes a great ways.

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Clothes and manners do not make the man; but when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance. — Henry Ward Beecher
I barely can go shopping for clothes. I find it difficult to walk into stores. The whole thing bores me… — Paul Auster
I love to come in and play with a wig or glasses or clothes. I love using props. I'm from… — Dan Aykroyd
I wasn't really naked. I simply didn't have any clothes on. — Josephine Baker
I personally battled with my own body image for years. I used to tell myself, You can't wear anything sleeveless… — Drew Barrymore
A woman seldom asks advice before she has bought her wedding clothes. — Joseph Addison
I like nice clothes, whether they're dodgy or not. — David Beckham
The focus on my appearance has really surprised me. I've always been a size 14 to 16, I don't care… — Adele
Even if I did have, you know, a 'Sports Illustrated' body, I'd still wear elegant clothes. — Adele
I archive a lot of my clothes and have them wrapped up and in boxes. I call them 'little tombs'… — Halle Berry
Not all my shoes are designer. In terms of clothes, everything is on the same level for me. If I… — Sophie Ellis Bextor
I couldn't figure out what to wear under my clothes. The body shapers were too thick at the time. — Sara Blakely

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