Source: Wilt On High
“It has been said that there is nothing more uncommon than common sense.”
Natural Theology (1836), Bk. II, Ch. III : On the Strength of the Evidences for a God in the Phenomena of Visible and External Nature, § 15; though provided without attribution of author, the saying "There is nothing more uncommon than common sense" has since become misattributed to particular people, including Frank Lloyd Wright.
“There is nothing more uncommon than common sense.”
Anonymous saying, dating back at least to its citation in Natural Theology (1836) by Thomas Chalmers, Bk. II, Ch. III : On the Strength of the Evidences for a God in the Phenomena of Visible and External Nature, § 15, where the author states: "It has been said that there is nothing more uncommon than common sense."; it has since become misattributed to particular people, including Frank Lloyd Wright.
Misattributed
“I offer nothing more than simple facts, plain arguments, and common sense.”
1770s, Common Sense (1776)
“Nothing can be more contrary to religion and the clergy than reason and common sense.”
Rien n'est plus contraire à la religion et au clergé qu'une tête sensée et raisonnable. — Paul-Henri Thiry, Baron d'Holbach, Théologie portative, ou Dictionnaire abrégé de la religion chrétienne (1768): Folie
Misattributed
Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 5, hadith number 717
Sunni Hadith
"Who's afraid of People Power", Philippine Graphic, 31 January 2005, p. 28, ISSN 119-206X.
2005
First inaugural address (January 20, 1993), Washington, D.C.
1990s
An interview on a Granada Television chat-show, hosted by Shelley Rohde on Wednesday 20th of May 1981
“Our best theories are not only truer than common sense, they make more sense than common sense…”
The Fabric of Reality (1997)
