#common sense

Common Sense is that which judges the things given to it by other senses. ↗

— Leonardo da Vinci

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If we put our trust in the common sense of common men and 'with malice toward none and charity for all' go forward on the great adventure of making political, economic and social democracy a practical reality, we shall not fail. ↗

— Henry A. Wallace

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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. ↗

— Lawrence Hargrave

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To become truly immortal, a work of art must escape all human limits: logic and common sense will only interfere. But once these barriers are broken, it will enter the realms of childhood visions and dreams. ↗

— Giorgio de Chirico

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Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom. ↗

— Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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We should restore a proper balance in environmental regulation and energy production that is based on common sense, not political agendas. ↗

— Mac Thornberry

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I am outraged that a House member has tried through this provision to breach the traditional confidentiality of individual Americans' tax returns. There is no reason for this measure, and this last-minute act violates all principles of judgment and common sense. ↗

— John Warner

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Today different ethnic groups and different nations come together due to common sense. ↗

— Dalai Lama

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I think that carrying on a life that is meant to be private in public is a breach of taste, common sense, and mental hygiene. ↗

— Myrna Loy

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The cradle rocks above an abyss, and common sense tells us that our existence is but a brief crack of light between two eternities of darkness. ↗

— Vladimir Nabokov

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