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.

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.

It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have education without common sense.

It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have education without common sense.

Common sense is what tells us the Earth is flat and the Sun goes around it.

Common sense is what tells us the Earth is flat and the Sun goes around it.

Common sense and nature will do a lot to make the pilgrimage of life not too difficult.

Common sense and nature will do a lot to make the pilgrimage of life not too difficult.

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

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 the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.

Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.

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.