Commonly Quotes

412 quotes by 287 authors

It is in life as it is in ways, the shortest way is commonly the foulest, and surely the fairer way is not much about. — Francis Bacon
Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable. — Francis Bacon
Clairvoyant, n.: A person, commonly a woman, who has the power of seeing that which is invisible to her patron - namely, that he is… — Ambrose Bierce
Abscond - to move in a mysterious way, commonly with the property of another. — Ambrose Bierce
Ability is commonly found to consist mainly in a high degree of solemnity. — Ambrose Bierce
Suffrage, noun. Expression of opinion by means of a ballot. The right of suffrage (which is held to be both a privilege and a duty)… — Ambrose Bierce
It is commonly supposed that the art of pleasing is a wonderful aid in the pursuit of fortune; but the art of being bored is… — Nicolas Chamfort
As fathers commonly go, it is seldom a misfortune to be fatherless; and considering the general run of sons, as seldom a misfortune to be… — Lord Chesterfield
It is commonly said that a teacher fails if he has not been surpassed by his students. — Edmond H. Fischer
The procrastinator is not only indolent and weak, but commonly, false, too; most of the weak are false. — Johann Kaspar Lavater
The idea that no one is perfect is a view most commonly held by people with no grandchildren. — Doug Larson
In times of affliction we commonly meet with the sweetest experiences of the love of God. — John Bunyan
Eyes of youth have sharp sight but commonly not so deep as those of elder age. — Elizabeth I
It is in a way a mystery that, instead of demanding that their governments give primary attention to their own needs and aspirations, most of… — J. William Fulbright
Slavery may, perhaps, be best compared to the infantile disease of measles; a complaint which so commonly attacks the young of humanity in their infancy,… — Olive Schreiner
I address you with neither rancor nor bitterness in the fading twilight of life, with but one purpose in mind: to serve my country. The… — Douglas MacArthur
To plant and maintain a flower border, with a good scheme for colour, is by no means the easy thing that is commonly supposed. — Gertrude Jekyll
Estimates suggest that from 20 to 50 million Americans routinely, albeit illegally, smoke marijuana without the benefit of direct medical supervision. Yet, despite this long… — Frances M. Young
The hero is commonly the simplest and obscurest of men. — Henry David Thoreau
Philanthropic and religious bodies do not commonly make their executive officers out of saints. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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