Commonly Quotes

412 quotes by 283 authors

For every man's nature is concealed with many folds of disguise, and covered as it were with various veils. His brows, his eyes, and very… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
What is twice read is commonly better remembered that what is transcribed. — Samuel Johnson
As every one is pleased with imagining that he knows something not yet commonly divulged, secret history easily gains credit; but it is for the… — Samuel Johnson
A new idea is rarely born like Venus attended by graces. More commonly it's modeled of baling wire and acne. More commonly it wheezes and… — Marge Piercy
Revenge commonly hurts both the offerer and sufferer; as we see in a foolish bee, which in her anger invenometh the flesh and loseth her… — Joseph Hall
It is a commonly observed fact that the enslavement of women is invariably associated with a low type of social life, and that, conversely, her… — Herbert Spencer
Beauty is commonly a gratification of our sense of costliness masquerading under the name of beauty. — Thorstein Veblen
Actions rare and sudden do commonly proceed from fierce necessity, of else from some oblique design, which is ashamed to show itself in the public… — William Davenant
An implicit confession is almost as bad as an implicit faith; wicked men commonly confess their sins by wholesale, We are all sinners; but the… — Thomas Brooks
Our actions today will protect children from the adverse effects of exposure to pesticides commonly used on foods. The agency also is on schedule to… — Carol Browner
We commonly see problems in adults that had been present since childhood but which take a toll on the heart over time. — Gary Webb
What we commonly call death does not destroy the body, it only causes a separation of spirit and body. — Brigham Young
Siddha powers are a type of occult power, but occult powers come in many shapes and forms. The Siddha powers that you most commonly hear… — Frederick Lenz
Many years ago in a period commonly know as Next Friday Afternoon, there lived a King who was very Gloomy on Tuesday mornings because he… — Walt Kelly
I often have said to people that there are really two cities in the country where the outlook is always forward-looking - there is never… — Harold Ford, Jr.
Men: Stand in solidarity with women. Women, if you were born female, you were born on a battlefield. You will be punished for even saying… — Lierre Keith
It is commonly said that if rational argument is so seldom the cause of conviction, philosophical apologists must largely be wasting their shot. The premise… — Austin Farrer
Thimerosal is commonly used as an antiseptic/preservative in vaccines in the range of 1:10,000 to 1:20,000. Welsh's and Hunter's 1940 findings, applied to current thimerosal… — Jamie Murphy
Nima Shirazi's is an important progressive voice in the Iran debate in the West, often deconstructing the myths (and sometimes propaganda) we commonly encounter in… — Hooman Majd
The first ingredient to being wrong is to claim that you are right. Geniuses have a knack for raising new questions. Hence by the public… — Criss Jami

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