If reason is a universal faculty, the decision of the common mind is the nearest criterion of truth. — George Bancroft
Commonplace minds usually condemn what is beyond the reach of their understanding. — François de La Rochefoucauld
There’s a good deal in common between the mind’s eye and the tv screen, and though — Ursula K. Le Guin
Ridicule is a weak weapon when pointed at a strong mind; but common people are cowards and dread an empty laugh. — Martin Farquhar Tupper
To the average mind popular music would mean compositions vulgarly conceived and commonplace in their treatment. — John Philip Sousa
The characteristic of the hour is that the commonplace mind, knowing itself to be commonplace — Jose Ortega y Gasset
The thoughts that come often unsought, and, as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have. — John Locke