“Common sense is as rare as genius.”
“There is one other reason for dressing well, namely that dogs respect it, and will not attack you in good clothes.”
“In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected thoughts.”
“Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.”
“Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.”
“The sense of being perfectly well-dressed gives a feeling of tranquility that religion is powerless to bestow.”