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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.

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Huzzaed out of my seven senses.

Huzzaed out of my seven senses.

by Unattributed Author Found in: Sense Quotes,
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Good sense which only is the gift of Heaven,
And though no science, fairly worth the seven.

Good sense which only is the gift of Heaven,
And though no science, fairly worth the seven.

by Alexander Pope Found in: Sense Quotes,
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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.

by Jean De La Bruyere Found in: Sense Quotes,
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A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.

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

by Jean De La Fontaine Found in: Sense Quotes,
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'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.

by Alexander Pope Found in: Sense Quotes,
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What thin partitions sense from thought divide.

What thin partitions sense from thought divide.

by Alexander Pope Found in: Sense Quotes,
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Sense is our helmet, wit is but the plume;
The plume exposes, 'tis our helmet saves.
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Sense is our helmet, wit is but the plume;
The plume exposes, 'tis our helmet saves.
Sense is the diamond, weighty, solid, sound;
When cut by wit, it casts a brighter beam;
Yet, wit apart, it is a diamond still.

by Edward Young Found in: Sense Quotes,
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Him of the western dome, whose weighty sense
Flows in fit words and heavenly eloquence.

Him of the western dome, whose weighty sense
Flows in fit words and heavenly eloquence.

by John Dryden Found in: Sense Quotes,
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Whate'er in her Horizon doth appear,
She is one Orb of Sense, all Eye, all aiery Ear.

Whate'er in her Horizon doth appear,
She is one Orb of Sense, all Eye, all aiery Ear.

by Henry More Found in: Sense Quotes,
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