Common Quotes

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[T]he most common and durable source of factions has been the various and unequal distribution of property. Those who hold and those who are without… — James Madison
Experience having long taught me the reasonableness of mutual sacrifices of opinion among those who are to act together for any common object, and the… — Thomas Jefferson
When men exercise their reason coolly and freely, on a variety of distinct questions, they inevitably fall into different opinions, on some of them. When… — James Madison
There was a time when we were told . . . that a sense of common interest would preside over the conduct of the respective… — Alexander Hamilton
If music in general is an imitation of history, opera in particular is an imitation of human willfulness; it is rooted in the fact that… — Wystan Hugh Auden
You are frightened of everything. You call it caution. You call it common sense. You call it practicality. You call it playing the odds, but… — Unknown Author
Life in common among people who love each other is the ideal of happiness. — George Sand
The fact is that my wife if she had common sense would have more power over me than any other whatsoever, for my heart always… — Lord Byron
Tis the common disease of all your musicians that they know no mean, to be entreated, either to begin or end. — Ben Jonson
Generation by male and female is a law common to animals and plants. — Herman Boerhaave
Revenge is never the best driver for a battle, but a common one. — Janet Morris
I think the kazoo and chocolate-chip cookies have a lot in common. All you need is a mouth to appreciate either one. — Wally Amos
I give myself the luxury of time in shaping a song. It's very common for me to work three months or more on a single… — David Massengill
You will find a common dichotomy in life. Those who don't have vision or determination, and refuse to dream the impossible, are always in the… — Charles R. Swindoll
You must always be puzzled by mental illness. The thing I would dread most, if I became mentally ill, would be your adopting a common… — Ludwig Wittgenstein
Unsatisfied desire is the characteristic feature of human life. That is the common fact out of which both pessimism and optimism are constructed. Dwell on… — William DeWitt Hyde
The governments alone are responsible for the spread of the superstitious awe with which the common man looks upon every bit of paper upon which… — Ludwig von Mises
The man and the movement seemed 'reactionary' in my eyes. My common sense of justice, however, forced me to change this judgment in proportion as… — Adolf Hitler
When one gets reports from scientists, engineers and technicians whose credibility by all common standards is high and whose moral caliber seems to preclude a… — J. Allen Hynek
Learning is, in too many cases, but a foil to common sense; a substitute for true knowledge. Books are less often made use of as… — William Hazlitt

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