Top 160 Common Sense Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “We buy things we don’t need with money we don’t have to impress people we don’t like.”

— Dave Ramsey

Also featured in: Quotes About Money, Clever Quotes

2. “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”

— Benjamin Franklin

Also featured in: Famous Quotes, Care Quotes, Wellness Quotes

3. “Without a goal, you can’t score.”

— Casey Neistat

Also featured in: Focus Quotes, Motivational Monday Quotes, Motivational Workout Quotes

4. “Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.”

— Alexander Graham Bell

Also featured in: Motivational Work Quotes, Study Quotes, Good Morning Motivational Quotes, Important Quotes

5. “I don't care if you're black, white, straight, bisexual, gay, lesbian, short, tall, fat, skinny, rich or poor. If you're nice to me, I'll be nice to you. Simple as that.”

— Eminem

Also featured in: Positive Life Quotes, Feel Good Quotes, Kindness Quotes

6. “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.”

— Jim Rohn

Also featured in: Life Quotes, Relationship Quotes, Motivational Quotes for Success, Inspirational Business Quotes

7. “Never ask a barber if you need a haircut.”

— Warren Buffett

Also featured in: Witty Quotes, Funny Quotes About Life, Funny Friday Quotes

8. “Time – the one asset none of us are ever gonna get more of.”

— Gary Vaynerchuk

Also featured in: Startup Quotes, Time Quotes, Live Life Quotes, Hustle Quotes

9. “The best motivation is self-motivation.”

— Jim Rohn

Also featured in: Motivational Quotes for Success, Empowering Quotes, Motivational Monday Quotes, Feel Good Quotes

10. “Without self-discipline, success is impossible, period.”

— Lou Holtz

Also featured in: Discipline Quotes, Motivational Quotes for Success, Powerful Motivational Quotes, Winning Quotes

11. “It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor. ”

— Seneca

Also featured in: Prosperity Quotes, Morality Quotes, Deep Quotes

12. “Don’t find fault, find a remedy.”

— Henry Ford

Also featured in: Motivational Quotes for Work, Motivational Monday Quotes, Motivational Quotes About Life

13. “Integrity gives you real freedom because you have nothing to fear since you have nothing to hide.”

— Zig Ziglar

Also featured in: Integrity Quotes, Values Quotes, Real Quotes

14. “Don't mistake activity with achievement.”

— John Wooden

Also featured in: Focus Quotes, Business Quotes, Productivity Quotes

15. “There are no shortcuts to success.”

— Annika Sorenstam

Also featured in: Persistence Quotes, Not Giving Up Quotes, Ambition Quotes, Sports Quotes

16. “The person that works the hardest wins.”

— Will Smith

Also featured in: Hard Work Quotes, Motivational Monday Quotes, Powerful Motivational Quotes, Winning Quotes

17. “Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.”

— Margaret Mead

Also featured in: Education Quotes, Quotes About Thinking, Teacher Quotes, Quotes About Kids

18. “Common sense is not so common.”

— Voltaire

Also featured in: Clever Quotes, Witty Quotes

19. “Prevention is better than cure.”

— Desiderius Erasmus

Also featured in: Care Quotes, Wellness Quotes, Intelligent Quotes, Short Deep Quotes

20. “If you can’t do the little things right, you will never do the big things right.”

— William H. McRaven

Also featured in: Inspirational Quotes for Work, Short Inspirational Quotes, Excellence Quotes, Work Ethic Quotes

21. “Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.”

— Thomas Carlyle

Also featured in: Personal Responsibility Quotes, Work Ethic Quotes, Taking Action Quotes, Productivity Quotes

22. “Lead your life so you wouldn’t be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip. ”

— Will Rogers

Also featured in: Integrity Quotes, Funny Quotes, Values Quotes, Clever Quotes

23. “The quality of your thinking determines the quality of your life.”

— A. R. Bernard

Also featured in: Focus Quotes, Positivity Quotes, Quotes About Thinking, Intelligent Quotes

24. “A budget is telling your money where to go instead of wondering where it went.”

— Dave Ramsey

Also featured in: Short Quotes, Quotes About Money, Smart Quotes, Responsibility Quotes

25. “Actions speak louder than words; let your words teach and your actions speak.”

— Anthony of Padua

Also featured in: Integrity Quotes, Christian Motivational Quotes, Blessed Quotes, Live Life Quotes

26. “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”

— Bert Lance

Also featured in: Funny Quotes, Short Quotes, Simple Life Quotes, Funny Office Quotes

27. “Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves.”

— Dale Carnegie

Also featured in: Motivational Quotes for Work, Taking Action Quotes, Efficiency Quotes

28. “Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship.”

— Benjamin Franklin

Also featured in: Quotes About Money, Intelligent Quotes, Clever Quotes

29. “Every cloud has a silver lining.”

— John Milton

Also featured in: Short Positive Quotes, Opportunity Quotes, Optimism Quotes, Positive Thinking Quotes

30. “You don’t need to be a rocket scientist. Investing is not a game where the guy with the 160 IQ beats the guy with 130 IQ.”

— Warren Buffett

Also featured in: Making Money Quotes, Investing Quotes, Wealth Management and Growth Quotes

31. “Never make excuses. Your friends don't need them and your foes won't believe them.”

— John Wooden

Also featured in: Integrity Quotes, Coaching Quotes, Sports Quotes

32. “Never look back in regret – move on to the next thing.”

— Richard Branson

Also featured in: Moving On Quotes, Future Quotes, Regret Quotes

33. “You don’t hire for skills, you hire for attitude. You can always teach skills.”

— Herb Kelleher

Also featured in: Personality Quotes, Career Development Quotes, Quotes About Skills, Boss Quotes

34. “Making excuses burns zero calories per hour.”

— Anonymous

Also featured in: Funny Quotes, Accountability Quotes, Motivational Workout Quotes

35. “Debt is dumb. Cash is king.”

— Dave Ramsey

Also featured in: Short Quotes, Prosperity Quotes, Personal Responsibility Quotes, Quotes About Money

36. “What is easy to do is also easy not to do.”

— Jim Rohn

Also featured in: Short Quotes, Positive Work Quotes

37. “Do what you have to do, to do what you want to do.”

— Denzel Washington

Also featured in: Passion Quotes, Commitment Quotes, Greatness Quotes, Purpose Quotes

38. “There is no time like the present...”

— Georgia Byng

Also featured in: Time Quotes, Short Quotes, Helping Others Quotes, Carpe Diem Quotes

39. “There are none so blind as those who will not see. The most deluded people are those who choose to ignore what they already know.”

— John Heywood

Also featured in: Knowledge Quotes, Truth Quotes, Clever Quotes, Quotes About People

40. “Mackay’s Moral: If you are persistent, you will get it. If you are consistent, you will keep it.”

— Harvey MacKay

Also featured in: Dedication Quotes, Not Giving Up Quotes, Consistency Quotes, Clever Quotes

41. “When you face a problem, solve it then and there if you have the facts necessary to make a decision. Don’t keep putting off decisions.”

— Dale Carnegie

Also featured in: Quotes for Better Decisions, Procrastination Quotes, Quotes About Acting

42. “People need to wake up and realize that life doesn’t wait for you. If you want something, get up and go after it.”

— Robert T. Kiyosaki

Also featured in: Desire Quotes, Carpe Diem Quotes, Quotes About Waiting

43. “If it ain’t fun don’t do it.”

— Jack Canfield

Also featured in: Silly Quotes, Life Is Short Quotes, Joy Quotes, Fun Quotes

44. “You can observe a lot just by watching.”

— Yogi Berra

Also featured in: Athlete Quotes, Vision Quotes, Witty Quotes

45. “Keep it simple. When you get too complex, you forget the obvious.”

— Al McGuire

46. “Making money is a common sense. It’s not rocket science. But unfortunately, when it comes to money, common sense is uncommon.”

— Robert T. Kiyosaki

Also featured in: Quotes About Money, Making Money Quotes

47. “The way to make money in the stock market is to buy a stock. Then, when it goes up, sell it. If it’s not going to go up, don’t buy it!”

— Will Rogers

Also featured in: Quotes About Money, Making Money Quotes, Witty Quotes

48. “Whatever the problem, be part of the solution. Don’t just sit around raising questions and pointing out obstacles.”

— Tina Fey

Also featured in: Positivity Quotes, Accountability Quotes, Personal Responsibility Quotes, Inspirational Career Quotes

49. “What helps people, helps business.”

— Leo Burnett

Also featured in: Small Business Quotes, Marketing Quotes

50. “In order to make friends you must first be friendly.”

— Dale Carnegie

Also featured in: Patience Quotes, Personality Quotes, Friendship Quotes