Famous quotes containing the words commonly and/or refer:
“The possibility of remedying imprudent actions is commonly an inducement to commit them.”
—Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl Chesterfield (16941773)
“Faultless honesty is a sine qua non of business life. Not alone the honesty according to the moral code and the Bible. When I speak of honesty I refer to the small, hidden, evasive meannesses of our natures. I speak of the honesty of ourselves to ourselves.”
—Alice Foote MacDougall (18671945)