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Common-sense Quotes
"Our best theories are not only truer than common sense, they make more sense than common sense."
"The philosophy of one century is the common sense of the next."
"We may always depend on it that algebra, which cannot be translated into good English and sound common sense, is bad algebra."
"Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done."
"But if it not be true, the myth itself requires to be explained, and every principle of philosophy and common sense demand that the explanation be sought, not in arbitrary allegorical categories, but in the actual facts of ritual or religious custom to which the myth attaches."
"There is nothing more uncommon than common sense."
"Common sense says that chairs and tables exist independently of whether anyone happens to perceive them or not."
"Soap and water and common sense are the best disinfectants."
"Common sense steps in here and says: Separate the parts you want to be mobile from the parts you want to be inert. You have seen the result, and I know many have the skill to apply it."
"I'm a real common sense guy who caught a lot of good breaks and who has been very, very fortunate."
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