Rene Descartes Common Sense Quotations

Everybody thinks himself so well supplied with common sense that even those most difficult to please. . . never desire more of it than they already have.

Common sense is the most fairly distributed thing in the world, for each one thinks he is so well-endowed with it that even those who are hardest to satisfy in all other matters are not in the habit of desiring more of it than they already have.

Common sense is the most widely shared commodity in the world, for every man is convinced that he is well supplied with it.

Common sense is the best distributed thing in the world, for we all think we possess a good share of it.

Nothing is more fairly distributed than common sense: no one thinks he needs more of it than he already has.