
What is called virtue in the common sense of the word has nothing to do with this or that man's prosperity, or even happiness. —
James Anthony Froude

My dear Mrs. Grimstone, sometimes cowardice is merely another
word for common sense. —
Lauren Willig

When the term 'machine gun' enters common parlance, the word 'machine' becomes much more sinister. —
Scott Westerfeld

Prejudice, a dirty word, and faith, a clean one, have something in common: they both begin where reason ends. —
Harper Lee

In common use almost every word has many shades of meaning, and therefore needs to be interpreted by the context. —
Alfred Marshall

Sometimes, a word succeeds beyond the wildest dreams of its creators, like a virus sent into the world to infect common speech. —
Jasper Fforde

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

A drawing is always dragged down to the level of its caption.
A word to the wise is not sufficient if it doesn't make sense. —
James Thurber