If a man can have only one kind of sense, let him have common sense. If he has that and uncommon sense too, he is not far from genius.
HENRY WARD BEECHER
HENRY WARD BEECHER
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Henry Ward Beecher170 quotes“If a man can have only one kind of sense, let him have common sense. If he has that and uncommon sense too, he is not far from genius.”
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