Gertrude Stein on Common Sense

"Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense."
- Gertrude Stein (born on this date in 1874)

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February 3, 2014

“Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.”– Gertrude Stein (born on this date in 1874)

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