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Commoner Quotes (page 25)

There's some ill planet reigns: I must be patient till the heavens look. With an aspect more favourable. Good my lords, I am not prone to weeping, as our sex. Commonly are; the want of which vain dew. Perchance shall dry your pities: but I have. That honourable grief lodged here which burns. Worse than tears drown: beseech you all, my lords, With thoughts so qualified as your charities. Shall best instruct you, measure me; and so. The king's will be perform'd! William Shakespeare
Terry Prachett quote: "Human beings have always preferred common sense to logic."
Human beings have always preferred common sense to logic. Terry Prachett
It was with an unusual intensity of pleasure, a pleasure destined to have a lasting effect on him, that Swann remarked Odette's resemblance to the Zipporah of that Alessandro de Mariano to whom more people willingly give his popular surname, Botticelli, now that it suggests not so much the actual work of the Master as that false and banal conception of it which has of late obtained common currency. Marcel Proust
People expect their Leaders to help them to achieve the common task. to build the synergy of teamwork and to respond to individuals and meet their needs John Adair
The food crank is by definition a person willing to cut himself off from human society in the hopes of adding five years onto the life of his carcase; that is, a person out of touch with common humanity. George Orwell
Arthur Conan Doyle quote: "Crime is common. Logic is rare. Therefore it is upon the logic..."
Crime is common. Logic is rare. Therefore it is upon the logic rather than upon the crime that you should dwell. Arthur Conan Doyle
It may be considered folly by common opinion but this refusal to destroy life unnecessarily, this reverence for it, must become a deeply implanted part of his ethical standard. Paul Brunton
The common where we had walked the previous evening was a deserted tract of land, typical of Surrey, looking as if it might be miles from any habitation, while only a few deciduous trees divided it from country studded with bungalows. Some of the land showed traces of heath fires, charred roots and stones lying about on the blackened ground. Walking there was not at all like being in the country. Agriculture seemed as remote as in a London street. This waste land might have been some... Anthony Powell
My first and last philosophy ... I learnt in the nursery... The things I believed then, the things I believe most now, are the things called fairy tales... They are not fantasies: compared with them other things are fantastic... Fairyland is nothing but the sunny country of common sense. It is not earth that judges heaven, but heaven that judges earth ... I knew the magic beanstalk before I tasted beans; I was sure of the Man in the Moon before I was certain of the moon. I am concerned with a... Gilbert K. Chesterton
It is necessary to take what is common as our guide; however, though this logic is universal, the many live as if each individual has his own private wisdom. Heraclitus
Summer romances end for all kinds of reasons. But when all is said and done, they have one thing in common: They are shooting stars-a spectacular moment of light in the heavens, a fleeting glimpse of eternity. And in a flash, they're gone. Nicholas Sparks
It was considered at the time a striking proof of virtue in the young king that he was sorry for his father's death; but, as common subjects have that virtue too, sometimes, we will say no more about it. Charles Dickens
When a heroine is satisfied that she has exercised judgement with clear vision, moral principle, and common sense, she need not acquiesce to opposing viewpoints. Jane Austen
Schizoid behavior is a pretty common thing in children. It's accepted, because all we adults have this unspoken agreement that children are lunatics. Stephen King
Clive James quote: "A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing."
A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing. Clive James

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