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Common sense is the measure of the possible; it is composed of experience and prevision; it is calculation applied to life.

Source: Journal Intime (1882; tr. by Mrs. Humphry Ward, 1892), entry for 12 Nov 1852.
-- Henri Frederic Amiel, (Sep 27 1821-1881), Swiss writer; He is best known for his Journal which is considered a masterpiece of self-analysis.


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