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Common sense, in so far as it exists, is all for the bourgeoisie. Nonsense is the privilege of the aristocracy. The worries of the world are for the common people.

~George Jean Nathan

Topics: Aristocracy Bourgeoisie Common Common People Common Sense Exists Far Nonsense People Privilege Sense World Worries

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I retired from public Business from a thorough Conviction that it was not in my Power to do any Good, and very much disgusted with Measures, which appeared to me inconsistent with common Policy and Justice.

~George Mason

Topics: Any Appeared Business Common Conviction Disgusted Good Inconsistent Justice Me Measures Much Policy Power Public Retired Thorough Very Which

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It is a common temptation of Satan to make us give up the reading of the Word and prayer when our enjoyment is gone; as if it were of no use to read the Scriptures when we do not enjoy them, and as if it were no use to pray when we have no spirit of prayer.

~George Muller

Topics: Common Enjoy Enjoyment Give Gone Make Our Pray Prayer Read Reading Satan Scriptures Spirit Temptation Them Up Us Use Were Word

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The civilized world has a common stake in defeating the terrorists.

~George P. Shultz

Topics: Civilized Common Defeating Stake Terrorists World

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In its lowest, most common form, inspiration is simple charisma that becomes magnified by the media, as with Ronald Reagan or Bill Clinton.

~George Packer

Topics: Becomes Bill Bill Clinton Charisma Clinton Common Form Inspiration Lowest Media Most Reagan Ronald Reagan Simple

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Life in common among people who love each other is the ideal of happiness.

~George Sand

Topics: Among Common Each Happiness Ideal Life Love Other People Who

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Nonsense is so good only because common sense is so limited.

~George Santayana

Topics: Because Common Common Sense Good Limited Nonsense Only Sense

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The philosophy of the common man is an old wife that gives him no pleasure, yet he cannot live without her, and resents any aspersions that strangers may cast on her character.

~George Santayana

Topics: Any Cannot Cast Character Common Common Man Gives He Her Him Live Man May Old Philosophy Pleasure Strangers Wife Without

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Language is like money, without which specific relative values may well exist and be felt, but cannot be reduced to a common denominator.

~George Santayana

Topics: Cannot Common Common Denominator Denominator Exist Felt Language Like May Money Reduced Relative Specific Values Well Which Without

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Faith is believing in things when common sense tells you not to.

~George Seaton

Topics: Believing Common Common Sense Faith Sense Tells Things You

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