"conventional wisdom"
Baker, John
JMB at STRADLEY.COM
Mon Jul 10 16:23:17 UTC 2006
It looks like Howells used it earlier. From William Dean Howells, April Hopes 438 (1888; copyright 1887) (via Google Book Search):
<<He could not think her superfluous, and she was very good-natured. She made little remarks full of conventional wisdom, and appealed to his judgment on several points as they drove along.>>
John Baker
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