Common sense is the measure of the possible; it is composed of experience and prevision; it is calculation applied to life.
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Nationality: Swiss Type: Philosopher Born: September 27, 1821 Death: 1881 |
“The education that prepared me was my general education classes, which I tried to avoid when I was a stupid undergraduate, but which gave me the foundation of general knowledge that makes a career as a writer possible.”
“You may shelve your Shakespearian plans for the present. I am going to play Peter Pan.”