Common Quotes

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I want relations which are not purely personal, based on purely personal qualities; but relations based upon some unanimous accord in truth or belief, and… — D. H. Lawrence
Human life in common is only made possible when a majority comes together which is stronger than any separate individual and which remains united against… — Sigmund Freud
God must love the common man, he made so many of them. — Abraham Lincoln
Love is the magician, the enchanter, that changes worthless things to joy, and makes right royal kings and queens of common clay. It is the… — Robert Green Ingersoll
He does much who loves God much, and he does much who does his deed well, and he does his deed well who does it… — Thomas a Kempis
I had supposed until that time that it was quite common for parents to love their children, but the war persuaded me that it is… — Bertrand Russell
My passions are all asleep from my having slumbered till nearly eleven and weakened the animal fiber all over me to a delightful sensation about… — John Keats
Evil is neither suffering nor sin; it is both at the same time, it is something common to them both. For they are linked together;… — Simone Weil
I think it is a pity to lose the romantic side of flying and simply to accept it as a common means of transport, although… — Amy Johnson
You are a bundle of mysteries. Finding and conquering yourself is a lifetime task. There are unplumbed depths in you full of the rich ore… — Wilferd Peterson
As an athlete, I understood the value of my health insurance. I knew that in my profession, injuries were common and could happen at any… — Magic Johnson
The principal purposes to be answered by union are these the common defense of the members; the preservation of the public peace as well against… — Alexander Hamilton
A nation as such does not give aid to another nation. More precisely, the common citizens of our country, through their taxes, give to the… — Michael Parenti
Our greatest foreign policy problem is our divisions at home. Our greatest foreign policy need is national cohesion and a return to the awareness that… — Henry A. Kissinger
It's not like I'm looking to describe something that's only true of my own circumstances. It's beyond. It's way inside, you know. It's reaching inside… — Jackson Browne
Laws are made for men of ordinary understanding and should, therefore, be construed by the ordinary rules of common sense. Their meaning is not to… — Thomas Jefferson
I knew I had to have a hit. I would get no more chances. Analyzing what they had in common I discovered they had many… — Neil Sedaka
[In a democracy] a common passion or interest will, in almost every case , be felt by a majority of the whole; a communication and… — James Madison
If you want to write something completely unique, you will probably fail or at best write something without redeeming value. The mind works in certain… — Janet Morris
No good book or good thing of any kind shows it best face at first. No the most common quality of in a true work… — Thomas Carlyle

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