Just how the expression "horse sense" came into use is not known, but
the meaning of the combination means good reason, old fashioned logic,
simple analysis and actual truth, and the basing of your actions upon
simple things rather than complex things.
The man who uses horse sense in his transactions gets along further and
faster than the man who uses selfishness and smartness.
To be possessed of horse sense is a most valuable asset. It is
something you can use every day of your life.
Horse sense is really one of the things that makes up the law of
compensation. The law of compensation itself is the quintessence of
horse sense.
Luck is the gambling chance, and horse sense is the investment and
security chance.
The man with horse sense may not go as far in a day as the man with
luck, but he will progress more days and go further eventually than the
lucky man.
Horse sense is one of the most valuable things in the business world,
and it is one of the rarest things. It is so valuable because it is so
rare.
In the business world today the men who are doing great things are the
men who have horse sense. We call these men wonderful and look upon
their accomplishments as the result of some mysterious, wonder-working
power that they possess. Wonder workers are only flashes in the pan.
Do not hire your employes on account of your preference for a certain
color hair or certain colored eyes. Do not hire your employes on
account of their physical appearance, or on account of their ability to
dress in the height of fashion. Get down to their net worth. Find out
how much horse sense they have. Hire employes, as far as possible, who
are blessed with old fashioned horse sense.