W. Somerset Maugham Quotes about Common Sense

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The passing moment is all we can be sure of; it is only common sense to extract its utmost value from it.

The passing moment is all we can be sure of; it is only common sense to extract its utmost value from it.

W. Somerset Maugham

Life, Passing Moments, Common Sense

W. Somerset Maugham (2010). “The Summing Up”, p.50, Random House

For my part I cannot believe in a God who is angry with me because I do not believe in him. I cannot believe in a God who is less tolerant than I. I cannot believe in a God who has neither humour nor common sense.

W. Somerset Maugham

Atheist, Believe, Common Sense

"The Summing Up".

Common sense and nature will do a lot to make the pilgrimage of life not too difficult.

W. Somerset Maugham

Life, Nature, Common Sense

W. Somerset Maugham (2008). “The Razor's Edge”, p.186, Random House

Common-sense appears to be only another name for the thoughtlessness of the unthinking. It is made of the prejudices of childhood, the idiosyncrasies of individual character and the opinion of the newspapers.

W. Somerset Maugham

Character, Names, Common Sense