"It is in life as it is in……" — Francis Bacon

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• 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… — 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… — Ambrose Bierce
• It is commonly supposed that the art of pleasing is a wonderful aid in the pursuit of fortune; but the… — Nicolas Chamfort
• As fathers commonly go, it is seldom a misfortune to be fatherless; and considering the general run of sons, as… — 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

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