Common Sense

Common sense often makes good law.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

With the first commandment, Mohammed tried to imprison common sense. And with the second commandment, the beautiful, romantic side of mankind was enslaved.

The wisdom of the wise is an uncommon degree of common sense.

Vanity can easily overtake wisdom. It usually overtakes common sense.

I never got a formal education. So my intellect is my common sense. I don't have anything else going for me. And my common sense opens the door to instinct.

The bottom line is that the human body is complex and subtle, and oversimplifying - as common sense sometimes impels us to do - can be hazardous to your health.

Friendless. Having no favors to bestow. Destitute of fortune. Addicted to utterance of truth and common sense.

Soap and water and common sense are the best disinfectants.

The best part of being blonde is forgivable momentary lapses of common sense.

In January 1776, Thomas Paine issued 'Common Sense,' advocating independence from Great Britain.

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.

Genius ain't anything more than elegant common sense.

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.

Common sense is not so common.

The freethinking of one age is the common sense of the next.

With age comes common sense and wisdom.

Death and genitals are things that frighten people, and when people are frightened, they develop means of concealment and aggression. It is common sense.