It's often a bad sign when people defend themselves against charges which haven't been made.

Using, as an excuse, others’ failure of common sense is in itself a failure of common sense.

An appeal to the consent of the common sense of mankind cannot be allowed, for that is a witness whose authority depends merely upon rumor. Says Horace: Quodcunque ostendis mihi sic, incredulus odi.

Common sense is a very poor guide to scientific insight for it represents cultural prejudice more often than it reflects the native honesty of a small boy before the naked emperor.

Compulsory bad taste isn’t a good cultural sign either.

Good intentions are useless in the absence of common-sense.

Excessive use of the word "layperson" is a bad sign in a field.

But failure to disprove something is not a good reason to believe it.

It is ill arguing against anything from its misuse.

They are boycotting common sense.

Curiosity is a terrible inducement.

A word to the wise is not sufficient if it doesn't make any sense.

When people start rejecting the fundamental understanding of the world that scientific process brings you, well, that's bad in my opinion.

Eyes and ears are bad witnesses to men having barbarian souls.