Do not be bullied out of your common sense by the specialist; two to one, he is a pedant.

Science is a first-rate piece of furniture for a man's upper chamber, if he has common sense on the ground floor.

Science is a first-rate piece of furniture for a man's upper chamber, if he has common sense on the ground-floor. But if a man hasn't got plenty of good common sense, the more science he has, the worse for his patient.

The rules of evidence in the main are based on experience, logic, and common sense, less hampered by history than some parts of the substantive law.

Common sense is not so common.

With age comes common sense and wisdom.