Albert Einstein, 1879-1955
was an US (German-born) physicist
Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.
( attributed )
Henry Ward Beecher, 1813-1887
was an US abolitionist and clergyman
The philosophy of one century is the common sense of the next.
Franklin D(elano) Roosevelt, 1882-1945
was a 32nd president of US
It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1882
was an US essayist and poet
Nothing astonishes men so much as common-sense and plain dealing.
( Essays: First series, 1856 )
George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950
was an Irish dramatist and socialist
Common sense is instinct. Enough of it is genius.