Common sense is only a modification of talent. Genius is an exalta

Common sense is only a modification of talent. Genius is an exaltation of it. The difference is, therefore, in degree, not nature. – Edward George Bulwer-Lytton

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The voice of the Lord is the voice of common sense, which is shared by all that is. – Samuel Butler

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