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J. De La Bruyere

If poverty is the mother of crime, lack of good sense is the father.

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J. De La Bruyere

Between good sense and good taste there lies the difference between a cause and its effect. www.english-slang.com

horse sense

[horse sense] {n.}, {informal} A good understanding about what to do in life; good judgment; wisdom in making decisions. * /Bill had never been to college, but he had plenty […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

on one's good behavior

[on one's good behavior] {adv. phr.} Behaving right to make a good impression. * /While his father was around the boy was on his good behavior, but when the father […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

good deal

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Kingsley Amis

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