Common sense Quotes
11 quotes
"There are injuries which nature cannot forgive"
"But when, in the first setting out, he takes it for granted without proof, that distinctions found in the structure of all languages, have no foundation in nature; this surely is too fastidious a way of treating the common sense of mankind."
"Science is a first-rate piece of furniture for a man's upper chamber, if he has common sense on the ground-floor. But if a man hasn't got plenty of good common sense, the more science he has, the worse for his patient."
"Death and genitals are things that frighten people, and when people are frightened, they develop means of concealment and aggression. It is common sense."
"With age comes common sense and wisdom."
"Not to sound corny, but intelligence is big. Everything fades, and everything can be modified. But intelligence is something you can't fake. I'm not even talking about whether you can read a thesaurus backwards. But there is a beauty in common sense."
"One thing I have seen over and over again in life is that there is virtually no correlation between intelligence and common sense. IQ doesn't seem to translate that way."
"The best part of being blonde is forgivable momentary lapses of common sense."
"With the first commandment, Mohammed tried to imprison common sense. And with the second commandment, the beautiful, romantic side of mankind was enslaved."
"Common sense often makes good law."
"In January 1776, Thomas Paine issued 'Common Sense,' advocating independence from Great Britain."