He had used the work in its Pickwickian sense . . . he had merely
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He had used the work in its Pickwickian sense . . . he had merely
considered him a humbug in a Pickwickian point of view.

Fool, 'tis in vain from wit to wit to roam:
Know, sense, like charity, begins at home.

Fool, 'tis in vain from wit to wit to roam:
Know, sense, like charity, begins at home.

Be sober, and to doubt prepense,
These are the sinews of good sense.

Be sober, and to doubt prepense,
These are the sinews of good sense.

Generally, common sense is rare in the (higher) rank.
[Lat., Rarus enim ferme sensus communis in illa
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Generally, common sense is rare in the (higher) rank.
[Lat., Rarus enim ferme sensus communis in illa
Fortuna.]

'Tis use alone that sanctifies expense
And splendor borrow all her rays from sense.

'Tis use alone that sanctifies expense
And splendor borrow all her rays from sense.

Between good sense and good taste there is the difference between
cause and effect.
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Between good sense and good taste there is the difference between
cause and effect.
[Fr., Entre le bon sens et le bon gout il y a la difference de la
cause a son effet.]

If Poverty is the Mother of Crimes, want of Sense is the Father.

If Poverty is the Mother of Crimes, want of Sense is the Father.

A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.

A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.

Oft has good nature been the fool's defence,
And honest meaning gilded want of sense.

Oft has good nature been the fool's defence,
And honest meaning gilded want of sense.