"Difference between school and life? School teaches you lessons and then gives you a test. Life gives you a test and then you learn a lesson."  Author Unknown

"Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as: Knowing when to come in out of the rain; Why the early bird gets the worm; Life isn't always fair; And maybe it was my fault. Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies, don't spend more than you can earn and adults, not children, are in charge. His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a 6-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition. Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly children. It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer sun lotion or an aspirin to a student; but could not inform parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion. Common Sense lost the will to live as the churches became businesses; and criminals received better treatment than their victims. Common Sense took a beating when you couldn't defend yourself from a burglar in your own home and the burglar could sue you for assault. Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement. Common Sense was preceded in death, by his parents, Truth and Trust, by his wife Discretion, his daughter Responsibility, and his son, Reason. He is survived by his 4 stepbrothers; I Know My Rights, I Want It Now, Someone Else Is To Blame, I'm A Victim. Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone."  

I know this isn't exactly a traditional quote, and I can't find the original author, but I couldn't help but post something that might bring a smile or two while it makes you re-evaluate your life and situation to see where some good, ol' fashioned common sense could help! 

"When you climb up a ladder, you must begin at the bottom, and ascend step by step, until you arrive at the top; and so it is with the principles of the gospel—you must begin at the first, and go on until you learn all the principles of exaltation. But it will be a great while after you have passed through the veil before you will have learned them. It is not all to be comprehended in this world; it will be a great work to learn our salvation and exaltation even beyond the grave"  Joseph Smith, Jr.

"Two secrets to keep your marriage happy. When you’re wrong, admit it. When you’re right, shut up."  Ogden Nash

"When I woke up this morning I asked myself, "What is life about?"  I found the answer in my room:
The fan said, "Be cool."
The roof said, "Aim high."
The window said, "See the world!"
The clock said, "Every minute is precious."
The mirror said, "Reflect before you act."
The calendar said, "Be up to date."
The door said, "Push hard for your goals."
The floor said, "Kneel down and pray."
Author Unknown

"And in the end it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."  Abraham Lincoln

"Fashion is what you adopt when you don't know who you are."  Quentin Crisp

"Wisdom is knowing what to do next, virtue is doing it."  David Star Jordan

"When you love the people that you cook for, wonderful can be simple.  And that is the real secret to good food."  Johnny R. Martin

"Remember when you were a kid and your slinky would get all tangled and knotted up and you'd have to sit and patiently untangle the coiled wire toy?  Yeah, life is a lot like that."  Jenette Holyoak Scott

"Peace of mind comes from keeping an eternal perspective."  Ardeth Kapp

"When you teach your son, you teach your son's son."  The Talmud

 "There is a difference between thinking you deserve to be happy and knowing that you are worthy of happiness."  Oprah Winfrey

 "God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.”  Reinhold Niebuhr

"A word to the wise ain't necessary.  It's the stupid ones who need the advice."  Bill Cosby

"If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all."  Noam Chomsky

Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what happened?!"  Cora Harvey Armstrong

"All blame is a waste of time.  No matter how much fault you find with another, and regardless of how much you blame him, it will not change you."  Wayne Dyer

"When I admire the wonder of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in worship of the creator."  Mahatma Gandhi

"What we think, what we know, or what we believe is, in the end, of little consequence.  The only consequence is what we do."  John Ruskin