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Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done.
Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done.
Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.
Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.
Common sense is in spite of, not as the result of education.
Common sense is in spite of, not as the result of education.
The two World Wars came in part, like much modern literature and art, because men, whose nature is to tire read more
The two World Wars came in part, like much modern literature and art, because men, whose nature is to tire of everything in turn, ... tired of common sense and civilization.
Common sense is instinct, and enough of it is genius.
Common sense is instinct, and enough of it is genius.
Nothing is more fairly distributed than common sense: no one thinks he needs more of it than he already has.
Nothing is more fairly distributed than common sense: no one thinks he needs more of it than he already has.
Nothing can be more contrary to religion and the clergy than reason and common sense
Nothing can be more contrary to religion and the clergy than reason and common sense
Common sense is genius in homespun.
Common sense is genius in homespun.
He was one of those men who possess almost every gift, except the gift of the power to use them.
He was one of those men who possess almost every gift, except the gift of the power to use them.