A Quote by Savielly Tartakower

It is said that an ounce of common sense can outweigh a ton of 'variations'.

Savielly Tartakower

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Savielly Tartakower
French - Author
February 22, 1887 - February 4, 1956

If you have an ounce of common sense and one good friend you don't need an analyst.

Joan Crawford

An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

An ounce of practice is worth a ton of theory!

Sivananda

An ounce of emotion is equal to a ton of facts.

John Junor

An ounce of application is worth a ton of abstraction.

Booker T. Washington

An ounce of action is worth a ton of good intentions.

Michael Josephson

A ton of Proust isn’t worth an ounce of Ray Bradbury.

J. G. Ballard

A ton of regret never makes an ounce of difference.

Grenville Kleiser

An ounce of algebra is worth a ton of verbal argument.

John B. S. Haldane

An ounce of heart knowledge is worth a ton of head learning.

Charles Spurgeon

In practicing the art of parenthood, an ounce of example is worth a ton of preachment.

Wilferd Peterson

An ounce of practice is generally worth more than a ton of theory.

E. F. Schumacher

I talked on my blog recently about "uncommon sense." Common sense is called "common" because it reflects cultural consensus. It's common sense to get a good job and save for retirement. But I think we all also have an "uncommon sense," an individual voice that tells us what we're meant to do.