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There are hundreds who can stand failure to one who can stand success; the good loser is far more common than the good winner. — Franklin P. Adams

The common people, on the whole, are still living in the world of absolute good and evil from which the intellectuals have long since escaped. — George Orwell

Conservation is the application of common sense to the common problems for the common good. — Gifford Pinchot

Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard. — H.L. Mencken

In the common run of mankind, for one that is wise and good you find ten of a contrary character. — Joseph Addison

When it all boils down, it's about embracing each others' stories and maybe even finding that synergy to collaborate for the common good. — Dhani Jones

The billionaire who sits on his money and doesn't do anything for the common good - I'm not interested in that person. — Arpad Busson

Leadership: The skill of influencing people to work enthusiastically toward goals identified as being for the common good. — James Hunter

It was the oldest of tricks, to sow dissension between groups that had common interests. Good for deflecting attention from greater mischief, too. — N.K. Jemisin

By the standards of magical society they'd fallen at the first hurdle: they hadn't had the basic good sense to keep their shit to themselves. — Lev Grossman

Steve Fossett and I would share a common belief that it is possible and good to challenge yourself to the extreme. — Tim Cope

A good civilization gives the greatest possible scope to the common passions and makes them intelligible among the great number of people. — Meridel Le Sueur

I do not understand, why should mankind destroy each other?. Instead of building and working together for the common good? — Lailah Gifty Akita

No decisions should ever be made without asking the question, is this for the common good? — Michael Moore

To desire the common good and strive towards it is a requirement of justice and charity. — Pope Benedict XVI

The "self," it seems today, is at the core of the nation's worldview rather than others (the common good), or God. — Martha MacCullough

I've said before that the common perception that all good actors should be good liars is exactly the opposite; only bad actors lie when they act. — Rob Lowe

It is now, more than ever, necessary that political leaders be outstanding for honesty, integrity and commitment to the common good. — Pope Francis

In a politically diverse nation, only by finding that common ground can we achieve results for the common good. — Olympia Snowe

Let's make really good stories that people get something out of. That's the one common denominator with everything I try to do. — Frank Spotnitz

If the public likes you, you're good. Shakespeare was a common, down-to-earth writer in his day. — Mickey Spillane

The chamber where the good man meets his fate Is privileg'd beyond the common walk Of virtuous life, quite in the verge of heaven. — Edward Young

We have drained common sense out of our politics. The more we focus on tactics and games, the more good people check out and give up. — Deval Patrick

Advocacy groups, politicians, and bureaucrats use the government to advance their private good instead of the common good. — Joel Miller

The virtue of imagination has this in common with the virtue of courage. Without it, you are less good: with it, you are not necessarily better. — Pamela Frankau

The good we secure for ourselves is precarious and uncertain until it is secured for all of us and incorporated into our common life. — Jane Addams

Death is an equall doome
To good and bad, the common In of rest. — Edmund Spenser

Make sure your intentions are not only for yourself, but also for the common good. — Deepak Chopra

Keep in view the common good of the people for all time. — John Muir

The genius of a good leader is to leave behind him a situation which common sense, without the grace of genius, can deal with successfully. — Walter Lippmann

The U.S. cannot force Sunnis, Shias, and Kurds to make peace or to act for the common good. They have been in conflict for 1,400 years. — Peter DeFazio

The main concern of the frame is that money be kept in the common wealth (or the hands of the government) in order to be used for the common good. HOW — George Lakoff

We meet on the common ground of an uncommon age and share out our gifts of dark and light, good and bad, simple joy and not so simple sorrow. — Ray Bradbury

The only common good is the common liberty to pursue individual goods. — Jakub Bozydar Wisniewski

If it is not profitable for the common good that authority should be retained, it ought to be relinquished. — Barbara Tuchman

He talked about democracy and good citizenship and about a good world where everyone did the best he could for the common good of all. — Betty Smith

Hope is the only good that is common to all men; those who have nothing else possess hope still. — Thales

A nation is formed by the willingness of each of us to share in the responsibility for upholding the common good. — Barbara Jordan

Law; an ordinance of reason for the common good, made by him who has care of the community. — Thomas Aquinas

There is a common tendency to ignore the poor or to develop some rationalisation for the good fortune of the fortunate. — John Kenneth Galbraith

Recent discoveries about apes suggest, however, that a gorilla or common chimp stands at least as good a chance being murdered as the average human. — Jared Diamond

The goal of work is not to gain wealth and possessions, but to serve the common good and bring glory to God. — Richard J. Foster

The common man knows exactly what he wants ... and deserves to get it good and hard. — H.L. Mencken

We need to rediscover the idea of the common good and work together to build a home. — Jonathan Sacks

A flourishing, morally credible media is a vital component in the maintenance of genuinely public talk, argument about common good. — Rowan Williams

To undertake nothing: i. at random or without a purpose; ii. for any reason but the common good. — Marcus Aurelius

All men were created to busy themselves with the labor for the common good. — John Calvin

The climate is a common good, belonging to all and meant for all. — Pope Francis

Everyone has to contribute to the common good. To not do so can be described in one word: selfish. — Randy Pausch

I have procured air [oxygen] ... between five and six times as good as the best common air that I have ever met with. — Joseph Priestley

In the newborn child is realized the common good of the family. — Pope John Paul II

Any pursuit of happiness contrary to the common good is doomed to failure. — Alice Hegan Rice

REJECT THE LIES AND VIOLENCE. STAND FOR LOVE, TRUTH, DECENCY AND THE COMMON GOOD. — Bryant McGill

Let's not be afraid to speak the common sense truth: you can't have high standards without good discipline. — William Hague

There is a mercy which is weakness, and even treason against the common good. — George Eliot

Suggested remedy for the common cold: A good gulp of whiskey at bedtime-it's not very scientific, but it helps. — Alexander Fleming

The boundary between good and evil are clearer for more common folks but gets blurred more and more as people get more power over their fellows. — Bangambiki Habyarimana

Any man who has ever tried to use political power for the common good has felt an awful sense of powerlessness. — Robert Casey

If the end of human law is the promotion of the common good among men, the divine law has for its purpose nothing less than our friendship with God. — Scott Hahn

A nation can be mighty, when the citizens put away their political differences, work together for a common vision, a common goal and a common good. — Lailah Gifty Akita

What it missing, I think, is this notion of the common good. — Susan George

And some of us believe in freedom of the individual over the tyranny of the common good. — Kameron Hurley

Charity and good-nature give a sanction to the most common actions; and pride and ill-nature make our best virtues despicable. — William Wycherley

N OTHING is done in the interest of welfare for the common good where there is money to be made. — Anton Szandor LaVey

The only way to effectively secure the common good is for the government to remain small. — Joel Miller

I ask everyone with political responsibility to remember two things: human dignity and the common good. — Pope Francis

I keep praying that this faith we hold in common keeps showing up in the good things we do, and that people recognize Christ in all of it. — Eugene H. Peterson

Good judgment, common sense, and reason all fly out the window when emotions kick down your door. — John Wooden

To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. — Jamie Osbourne

ordinary friendships simply do not affect the common good in structured ways that could justify legal regulation. — Sherif Girgis

Terrorism and war have something in common. They both involve the killing of innocent people to achieve what the killers believe is a good end. — Howard Zinn

Real reason he'd gone was the one most bad decisions have in common: it had seemed like a good idea at the time. — Stephen King

It was always yet the trick of our English nation, if they have a good thing, to make it too common. — William Shakespeare

I believe in cooperating for the common good. — Erskine Bowles

The common good and the individual good rarely coincide. — Sergei Lukyanenko

We as people have a purpose here to contribute to the Earth, to contribute to people's goodness and good life. — Common

But there are many men-and women-who do things in a time of war that they wouldn't dream of doing in peacetime, and all for the common good. — Jacqueline Winspear

Individual Ambition Serves the Common Good. — Adam Smith

Whoever gives the common people food to eat is a good person whoever lets the common people starve is a bad person. — Hualing Nieh Engle

After you make good, quality music, then it's your job to go out there and promote it and to market it and to get it out there to the people. — Common

Instead of complaining about problems in your stomach, mind what goes into your stomach to cause the problems in your stomach. — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

There is no higher religion than human service. To work for the common good is the greatest creed. — Woodrow Wilson

Sanchez has always heard he's a good cop, maybe even a decent man. The latter's more common than the former; power breeds abuse. — Elizabeth Bear

The more government does, the greater chance that its efforts will be tilted toward a particular group's good, instead of the common good. — Joel Miller

Common sense is a skill to learn, and it is the foundation of all good business. — Ehab Atalla

The common excuse for those bringing misfortune on others is that they desire their good. — Luc De Clapiers

I know Barack Obama. And I believe that as president, he'll pursue the common good by seeking common ground rather than trying to divide us. — Bob Casey Jr.

Common sense is, of all kinds, the most uncommon. It implies good judgment, sound discretion, and true and practical wisdom applied to common life. — Tryon Edwards

Let every action aim solely at the common good. — Marcus Aurelius

Law is nothing other than a certain ordinance of reason for the common good, promulgated by the person who has the care of the community. — Thomas Aquinas

The common question that gets asked in business is, 'why?' That's a good question, but an equally valid question is, 'why not?' — Jeff Bezos

Care for life and physical health, with due regard for the needs of others and the common good, is concomitant with respect for human dignity. — Salvatore J. Cordileone

When you desire the common good, the whole world desires with you. Make humanity's desire your own and work for it. There you cannot fail. — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

This contrasts sharply with the progressive view that markets must respect human dignity and serve the common good while pursuing profit. — George Lakoff

I let go of all desire for the common good, and the good becomes as common as the grass. — Laozi

Traditions are a common part of our lives. They can be good, and not all traditions are wrong, but sometimes they can take the joy out of life. — Joyce Meyer

To repay evil with kindness is the proof of a good man; a superior man blames himself, a common man blames others. — Pearl S. Buck

Friends are rare for, the good reason that men are not common. — Philibert Joseph Roux

Good intentions are useless in the absence of common sense. - JAMI, BAHARISTAN — Gurcharan Das

There really is confusion out there. Finding common ground sounds good. But the reality is, a lot of people on all sides have a stake in the fight. — Charles Haynes