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“Sydney Smith playfully says that common sense was invented by Socrates, that philosopher having been one of its most conspicuous exemplars in conducting the contest of practical sagacity against stupid prejudice and illusory beliefs.”

Belief Common Stupid Prejudice Philosopher Practicals Common Sense Contests Sydney Conducting Illusory Sagacity

Book:Success and Its Conditions

Source: Success and Its Conditions

“The very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common. Instead of changing their views to fit the facts, they try to change the facts to fit their views.”

Trying Facts Views Powerful Common One Thing Stupid Fit Very Powerful Very Stupid

Author:Tom Baker

“It is a stupid presumption to go about despising and condemning as false anything that seems to us improbable; this is a common fault in those who think they have more intelligence than the crowd.”

Thinking Seems Common Stupid Faults Crowds Improbable Presumption Condemning

Book:Essays

Source: Essays

“This whole world is run by brutes for the common and the stupid.”

World Whole Running Common Stupid Whole World Brutes

Author:Moby

“The totally convinced and the totally stupid have too much in common for the resemblance to be accidental.”

Common Too Much Stupid Convinced Resemblance Resemblance Is

Author:Robert Anton Wilson

“[In the Universe it may be that] Primitive life is very common and intelligent life is fairly rare. Some would say it has yet to occur on Earth.”

May Earth Science Life Is Universe Common Stupid Intelligent Primitive Intelligent Life

Author:Stephen Hawking

“Alice had got so much into the way of expecting nothing but out-of-the-way things to happen, that it seemed quite dull and stupid for life to go on in the common way.”

Way Happens Common Stupid Goes On Dull Expecting Alice And Wonderland Book

Book:Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Source: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland