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Gebhard von BlücherThe philosophy of a generation is the common sense of the next.

—  Gebhard von Blücher, 1742-1819, German field marshal

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VoltaireCommon sense is not so common.

—  Voltaire, 1694-1778, French philosopher & writer

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Paul ValeryThat which has always been accepted by everyone, everywhere, is almost certain to be false.

—  Paul Valery, 1871-1945, French poet

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Samuel Taylor ColeridgeCommon sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

—  Samuel Taylor Coleridge, 1772-1834, English poet & philosopher

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Alice Roosevelt LongworthI have a simple philosophy. Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. And scratch where it itches.

—  Alice Roosevelt Longworth, 1884-1980, daughter of Theodore Roosevelt

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Albert EinsteinCommon sense is actually nothing more than a deposit of prejudices laid down in the mind prior to the age of eighteen.

—  Albert Einstein, 1879-1955, German-Jewish physicist

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Lord ChesterfieldCommon sense is the best sense I know of.

—  Lord Chesterfield, 1694-1773, English statesman & writer

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Victor HugoCommon sense is in spite of, not as the result of education.

—  Victor Hugo, 1802-1885, French writer

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Charles BaudelaireLet us beware of common folk, common sense, sentiment, inspiration, and the obvious.

—  Charles Baudelaire, 1821-1867, French poet

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Dale CarnegieFlaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.

—  Dale Carnegie, 1888-1955, American self-help writer

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Franklin RooseveltIt has always seemed to me that the best symbol of common sense was a bridge.

—  Franklin Roosevelt, 1882-1945, American President [1936-1945]

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William JamesA sense of humor is just common sense dancing.

—  William James, 1842-1910, American philosopher

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Pablo PicassoThe chief enemy of creativity is “good” sense.

—  Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973, Spanish painter

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Ralph Waldo EmersonCommon sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

—  Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1884, American philosopher

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Henry David ThoreauAeschylus had a clear eye for the commonest things. His genius was only an enlarged common sense.

—  Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862, American writer

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Gertrude SteinEverybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense

—  Gertrude Stein, 1874-1946, American writer

William Hazlitt Common sense, to most people, is nothing more than their own opinions.

—  William Hazlitt , 1778-1830, English essayist & critic

John Kenneth GalbraithThe enemy of the conventional wisdom is not ideas but the march of events.

—  John Kenneth Galbraith, 1908-2006, American-Canadian economist




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