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Louis de Boissy
(26 Nov 1694 - 19 Apr 1758)
French playwright and poet who wrote numerous plays, including comedy (in prose or verse) and satire.
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Science Quotes by Louis de Boissy (1 quote)
Le bon sense n’est pas tel.
Common sense is not such.
Common sense is not such.
— Louis de Boissy
From script for the character Le Marquis, in play, Homme du Jour (1732), Act 1, Scene 5, Line 255. Translated by Webmaster using Google Translate. English title would be The Man of the Day. This quote represents both early 18th century and foreign language use of the well-known saying that common sense is not (common).
In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.
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