Common sense (which, in truth, is very uncommon) is the best sense I k…

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Common sense (which, in truth, is very uncommon) is the best sense I know of: abide by it; it will counsel you best. ✨ Lord Chesterfield, David Roberts (2008). Lord Chesterfield's Letters, p.97, Oxford University Press
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