Master Keys Intelligence Metaphor   Glossary Common Sense   Thinking Knowledge Insight Common Sense is that which judges the things given to it by other senses. Leonardo da Vinci   "One pound of learning requires ten pounds of common sense to apply it." ~ Persian proverb   "Common sense is instinct. Enough of it is genius." ~ George Bernard Shaw     Common sense is sound, practical judgment concerning everyday matters, or a basic ability to perceive, understand, and judge in a manner that is shared by (i.e. common to) nearly all people. Social intelligence − the capacity to know oneself and to know others − is more commonly referred to as "tact", "common sense", or "street smarts".     Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes Ralph Waldo Emerson   "Science is simply common sense at its best, that is, rigidly accurate in observation, and merciless to fallacy in logic." ~ Thomas Huxley     Types of Intelligence Holistic Intelligence Social Intelligence Interpersonal Intelligence Cultural Intelligence Cultural Differences Life Philosophies: East vs. West