"On dit quelquefois, le sens commun est fort rare..."
— Voltaire

January 1, 1970

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Compare Juvenal, Satires, viii:73: — Original Latin: rarus enim ferme sensus communis in illa fortuna. — Published translation in French (1731): Il est fort rare qu'on conserve le Sens commun dans une si haute fortune — English translation: For rarely are civic sympathies [or: common sense] to be found in that rank.