Common Side

Famous quotes containing the words common and/or side:

    “Theodotus: Caesar: once in ten generations of men, the world gains an immortal book. Caesar: If it did not flatter mankind, the common executioner would burn it.”
    —George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)

    “The inhabitants of earth behold commonly but the dark and shadowy under side of heaven’s pavement; it is only when seen at a favorable angle in the horizon, morning or evening, that some faint streaks of the rich lining of the clouds are revealed.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)