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Common Quotes by Mark Twain
- We have not all had the good fortune to be ladies. We have not all been generals, or poets, or statesmen; but when the toast…
- He gossips habitually; he lacks the common wisdom to keep still that deadly enemy of man, his own tongue.
- But who prays for Satan? Who in eighteen centuries, has had the common humanity to pray for the one sinner that needed it most, our…
- Names are not always what they seem. The common Welsh name Bzjxxllwcp is pronounced Jackson.
- By common consent of all the nations and all the ages the most valuable thing in this world is the homage of men, whether deserved…
- He wa'n't no common dog, he wa'n't no mongrel; he was a composite. A composite dog is a dog that is made up of all…
- Love heightens all senses - except the common.
- Those people.... early stricken of God, intellectually - the departmental interpreters of the laws in Washington... can always be depended on to take any reasonably…
- Written things are not for speech; their form is literary; they are stiff, inflexible, and will not lend themselves to happy and effective delivery with…
- But who prays for Satan? Who, in eighteen centuries, has had the common humanity to pray for the one sinner that needed it most?
- It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.
- The common eye sees only the outside of things, and judges by that, but the seeing eye pierces through and reads the heart and the…
- It is curious - curious that physical courage should be so common in the world, and moral courage so rare
More Common Quotes
- We have almost succeeded in leveling all human activities to the common denominator of securing the necessities of life and providing for… — Hannah Arendt
- The primary quality that Lao Tzu seems to emobdy is humility, which is the image of water - seeking the common level… — Frederick Lenz
- Water always seeks the easiest path, the common level of life. — Frederick Lenz
- There is reason to suspect, that the distinctions of mankind have more show than value, when it is found that all agree… — Samuel Johnson
- It is commonly supposed that the uniformity of a studious life affords no matter for narration: but the truth is, that of… — Samuel Johnson
- I think we can provide common-sense approaches to the issue of illegal guns that are ending up on the streets. We can… — Barack Obama
- She saw too that man has the power of exceeding himself, of becoming himself more entirely and profoundly than he is, truths… — Sri Aurobindo
- I have often thought that there has rarely passed a life of which a judicious and faithful narrative would not be useful;… — Samuel Johnson