Sensible Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old sensible quotes, sensible sayings, and sensible proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

The sensible author writes for no other posterity than his own—that is, for his age—so as to be able even then to take pleasure in himself. Friedrich Nietzsche
I think the sensible thing would be to focus on one thing and be the best you can be at it. There is always that risk of spreading yourself too thin if you try to do too much. Doc Brown
The only sensible approach is not to take it too seriously. What counts is the writing. Jay McInerney
It is a thousand times more sensible to climb one foot up the mountainside than to chatter for years about the mountaintop. Vernon Howard
I see that sensible men and conscientious men all over the world were of one religion of well-doing and daring. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Actually, I think it's quite sensible not to take yourself too seriously. Charles Kennedy
A sensible man will remember that the eyes may be confused in two ways - by a change from light to darkness or from darkness to light; and he will recognize that the same thing happens to the soul. Plato
In order to act, you must be somewhat insane. A reasonably sensible man is satisfied with thinking. Georges Clemenceau
It seems to me that any sensible person must see that violence does not change the world and if it does, then only temporarily. Martin Scorsese
Sensible people find nothing useless. Jean de la Fontaine
You can't do anything sensible until you know what the situation is that you're in. Julian Assange
To do exactly as your neighbors do is the only sensible rule. Emily Post
It is of course lawful to learn of the Enemy; but is it sensible? Ford Madox Ford
Still, obviously, one can't be sensible all the time. Albert Camus
A sensible man may fear certain possibilities, but don't let fear turn possibility into certainty. Mark Lawrence
A sensible thanksgiving for mercies received is a mighty prayer in the Spirit of God. It prevails with Him unspeakably. John Bunyan