“War is the father and king of all.”

“Men forget where the way leads and what they meet with every day seems strange to them.We should not act and speak like men asleep.”

“Most people do not take heed of the things they encounter, nor do they grasp them even when they have learned about them, although they suppose they do.”

“He who does not expect will not find out the unexpected, for it is trackless and unexplored”

“The seeing have the world in common.”

“Always maintain your common sense and artful skills, and funnel it all into plain enough dealings.”

“Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.”

“Common sense is as rare as genius.”