“Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) American philosopher, essayist, and poet
1840s, Essays: First Series (1841), Art
“They’re so dedicated to logic and reason that common sense hasn’t got much to do with it.”
— John Barnes, book A Million Open Doors
A Million Open Doors (1992)
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