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She even had a kind of special position among men: she was an exception, she fitted none of the categories they commonly used when talking about girls; she wasn't a cock-teaser, a cold fish, an easy lay or a sneaky bitch; she was an honorary person. She had grown to share their contempt for most women Picture Quote #1

Methods for predicting the future: 1) read horoscopes, tea leaves, tarot cards, or crystal balls... Collectively known as nutty methods; 2) put well-researched facts into sophisticated computer... Commonly referred to as a complete waste of time Picture Quote #1

All generous minds have a horror of what are commonly called

The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it Picture Quote #1

It is but seldom that any one overt act produces hostilities between two nations; there exists, more commonly, a previous jealousy and ill will, a predisposition to take offense Picture Quote #1

I may not here omit those two main plagues and common dotages of human kind, wine and women, which have infatuated and besotted myriads of people; they go commonly together Picture Quote #1

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Instar implies something both celestial and ingrown, something heavenly and disastrous, and perhaps change is commonly like that, a buried star, oscillating between near and far Picture Quote #1

No man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to get himself into a jail; for being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned. A man in a jail has more room, better food, and commonly better company Picture Quote #1

Men have a respect for scholarship and learning greatly out of proportion to the use they commonly serve Picture Quote #1

I think that I cannot preserve my health and spirits, unless I spend four hours a day at least - and it is commonly more than that - sauntering through the woods and over the hills and fields, absolutely free from all worldly engagements Picture Quote #1

Clairvoyant, n. : A person, commonly a woman, who has the power of seeing that which is invisible to her patron - namely, that he is a blockhead Picture Quote #1

Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable Picture Quote #1

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Our aversion to lying is commonly a secret ambition to make what we say considerable, and have every word received with a religious respect Picture Quote #1

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 honorable grief lodged here which burns worse than tears drown Picture Quote #1

It may happen sometimes that a long debate becomes the cause of a longer friendship. Commonly, those who dispute with one another at last agree Picture Quote #1

A lady of what is commonly called an uncertain temper - a phrase which being interpreted signifies a temper tolerably certain to make everybody more or less uncomfortable Picture Quote #1

In our age of the expert the expert has his constituency - those who have a vested interest in commonly held opinions; elaborating and defining the consensus at a high level has, after all, made him an expert Picture Quote #1

In returning I read a very different book, published by an honest Quaker, on that execrable sum of all villanies, commonly called the slave trade Picture Quote #1

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A man's personal defects will commonly have with the rest of the world precisely that importance which they have to himself. If he makes light of them, so will other men Picture Quote #1

Infancy conforms to nobody: all conform to it, so that one babe commonly makes four or five out of the adults who prattle and play to it Picture Quote #1

Most persons have but a very moderate capacity of happiness. Expecting...in marriage a far greater degree of happiness than they commonly find, and knowing not that the fault is in their own scanty capability of happiness Picture Quote #1

The art of music is good, for the reason, among others, that it produces pleasure; but what proof is it possible to give that pleasure is good? If, then, it is asserted that there is a comprehensive formula, including all things which are in themselves good, and that whatever else is good, is not so as an end, but as a mean, the formula may be accepted or rejected, but is not a subject of what is commonly understood by proof Picture Quote #1

The ends of scientific classification are best answered, when the objects are formed into groups respecting which a greater number of general propositions can be made, and those propositions more important, than could be made respecting any other groups into which the same things could be distributed.... A classification thus formed is properly scientific or philosophical, and is commonly called a Natural, in contradistinction to a Technical or Artificial, classification or arrangement Picture Quote #1

The ne plus ultra of wickedness is embodied in what is commonly presented to mankind as the creed of Christianity Picture Quote #1

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Eyes of youth have sharp sight but commonly not so deep as those of elder age Picture Quote #1

The thoughts that come often unsought, and, as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have Picture Quote #1

We commonly say in the trade that the most dangerous animal in a zoo is Man Picture Quote #1

He who goes round about in his requests wants commonly more than he chooses to appear to want Picture Quote #1

Liberty is of more value than any gifts; and to receive gifts is to lose it. Be assured that men most commonly seek to oblige thee only that they may engage thee to serve them Picture Quote #1

Then I began to think, that it is very true which is commonly said, that the one half of the world knoweth not how the other half liveth Picture Quote #1

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She even had a kind of special position among men: she was an exception, she fitted none of the categories they commonly used when talking about girls; she wasn't a cock-teaser, a cold fish, an easy lay or a sneaky bitch; she was an honorary person. She had grown to share their contempt for most women (Commonly Quotes) Methods for predicting the future: 1) read horoscopes, tea leaves, tarot cards, or crystal balls... Collectively known as nutty methods; 2) put well-researched facts into sophisticated computer... Commonly referred to as a complete waste of time (Commonly Quotes) All generous minds have a horror of what are commonly called "Facts". They are the brute beasts of the intellectual domain (Commonly Quotes) The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it (Commonly Quotes) It is but seldom that any one overt act produces hostilities between two nations; there exists, more commonly, a previous jealousy and ill will, a predisposition to take offense (Commonly Quotes) I may not here omit those two main plagues and common dotages of human kind, wine and women, which have infatuated and besotted myriads of people; they go commonly together (Commonly Quotes) Instar implies something both celestial and ingrown, something heavenly and disastrous, and perhaps change is commonly like that, a buried star, oscillating between near and far (Commonly Quotes) No man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to get himself into a jail; for being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned. A man in a jail has more room, better food, and commonly better company (Commonly Quotes) Men have a respect for scholarship and learning greatly out of proportion to the use they commonly serve (Commonly Quotes) I think that I cannot preserve my health and spirits, unless I spend four hours a day at least - and it is commonly more than that - sauntering through the woods and over the hills and fields, absolutely free from all worldly engagements (Commonly Quotes) Clairvoyant, n. : A person, commonly a woman, who has the power of seeing that which is invisible to her patron - namely, that he is a blockhead (Commonly Quotes) Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable (Commonly Quotes) Our aversion to lying is commonly a secret ambition to make what we say considerable, and have every word received with a religious respect (Commonly Quotes) 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 honorable grief lodged here which burns worse than tears drown (Commonly Quotes) It may happen sometimes that a long debate becomes the cause of a longer friendship. Commonly, those who dispute with one another at last agree (Commonly Quotes) A lady of what is commonly called an uncertain temper - a phrase which being interpreted signifies a temper tolerably certain to make everybody more or less uncomfortable (Commonly Quotes) In our age of the expert the expert has his constituency - those who have a vested interest in commonly held opinions; elaborating and defining the consensus at a high level has, after all, made him an expert (Commonly Quotes) In returning I read a very different book, published by an honest Quaker, on that execrable sum of all villanies, commonly called the slave trade (Commonly Quotes) A man's personal defects will commonly have with the rest of the world precisely that importance which they have to himself. If he makes light of them, so will other men (Commonly Quotes) Infancy conforms to nobody: all conform to it, so that one babe commonly makes four or five out of the adults who prattle and play to it (Commonly Quotes) Most persons have but a very moderate capacity of happiness. Expecting...in marriage a far greater degree of happiness than they commonly find, and knowing not that the fault is in their own scanty capability of happiness (Commonly Quotes) The art of music is good, for the reason, among others, that it produces pleasure; but what proof is it possible to give that pleasure is good? If, then, it is asserted that there is a comprehensive formula, including all things which are in themselves good, and that whatever else is good, is not so as an end, but as a mean, the formula may be accepted or rejected, but is not a subject of what is commonly understood by proof (Commonly Quotes) The ends of scientific classification are best answered, when the objects are formed into groups respecting which a greater number of general propositions can be made, and those propositions more important, than could be made respecting any other groups into which the same things could be distributed.... A classification thus formed is properly scientific or philosophical, and is commonly called a Natural, in contradistinction to a Technical or Artificial, classification or arrangement (Commonly Quotes) The ne plus ultra of wickedness is embodied in what is commonly presented to mankind as the creed of Christianity (Commonly Quotes) Eyes of youth have sharp sight but commonly not so deep as those of elder age (Commonly Quotes) The thoughts that come often unsought, and, as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have (Commonly Quotes) We commonly say in the trade that the most dangerous animal in a zoo is Man (Commonly Quotes) He who goes round about in his requests wants commonly more than he chooses to appear to want (Commonly Quotes) Liberty is of more value than any gifts; and to receive gifts is to lose it. Be assured that men most commonly seek to oblige thee only that they may engage thee to serve them (Commonly Quotes) Then I began to think, that it is very true which is commonly said, that the one half of the world knoweth not how the other half liveth (Commonly Quotes)

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