Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources / Including Phrases, Mottoes, Maxims, Proverbs, Definitions, Aphorisms, and Sayings of Wise Men, in Their Bearing on Life, Literature, Speculation, Science, Art, Religion, and Morals, Especially in the Modern Aspects of Them

by Rev. James Wood

Common souls pay with what they do; nobler souls, with what they are. Emerson.

Communautés commencent par bâtir leur cuisine—Communities begin with building their kitchen. Fr. Pr.

Commune bonum—A common good.

Commune naufragium omnibus est consolatio—A shipwreck (disaster) that is common is a consolation to all. Pr.

Commune periculum concordiam parit—A common 25 danger tends to concord. L.

Communia esse amicorum inter se omnia—All things are common among friends. Ter.

Communibus annis—One year with another.

Communi consensu—By common consent.

Communion is the law of growth, and homes only thrive when they sustain relations with each other. J. G. Holland.

Communism is the exploitation of the strong 30 by the weak. In communism, inequality springs from placing mediocrity on a level with excellence. Proudhon.