I wonder whether you are as sensible as he is ?" Harry reflected that he never wore cotton gloves.

"I don't think I am very sensible," said he.

I do a great many foolish things, and the worst is, that I like them." "So do I.I like so many foolish things." "Oh, mamma!" said Cissy.
"I shall have that quoted against me, now, for the next six months, whenever I am preaching wisdom in the nursery.

But Florence is nearly as sensible as her brother." "Much more so than I am." "All the Burtons are full up to their eyes with good sense.

And what a good thing it is! Who ever heard of any of them coming to sorrow?
Whatever they have to live on, they always have enough.