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“In all conversation between two persons, tacit reference is made, as to a third party, to a common nature. That third party or common nature is not social; it is impersonal; is God.”

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Book:Natural Abundance: Ralph Waldo Emerson's Guide to Prosperity

Source: Natural Abundance: Ralph Waldo Emerson's Guide to Prosperity

“The problem with the common person is that he is so unbearably common!”

Persons Problem Common

Author:Oscar Wilde

“Beyond the formative effects of reading on the individuals composing society, the fact that they have read the same books gives them experiences and ideas in common. These constitute a kind of shorthand of ideas which helps make communication quicker and more efficient. That is what we mean when we say figuratively of another person, We speak the same language.”

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Author:Charles Scribner IV

“The subject of eating disorders is very common, and it is an abuse that affects all the people around the sick person, just like alcoholism. Family and friends also become co-addicted.”

People Persons Common Subjects Eating Sick Abuse Disorder Family And Friends Alcoholism Eating Disorder Sick Person

Author:Sanna Lenken

“There are many different techniques and forms of meditation. The common element among these techniques is that the person takes time out from the daily pace of life to close their eyes and reflect on thoughts or images that create internal feelings of peace and relaxation.”

Persons Different Feelings Eye Form Common Meditation Elements Technique Internals Pace Take Time Relaxation Pace Of Life

Author:Tim McCarthy

“A lot of people manage to find common ground and not let disagreements or tensions build up and destroy them, and other people break up or get divorced. I don't think anything is ever going to change that situation. You simply try to find an accommodation and an understanding with another person and work from there.”

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Author:Jack Nicholson

“When you voice your disagreement, begin by talking about what you have in common with the person you are arguing with. Too often we rush to judgment, race to argue, and overlook all the common ground we share.”

Persons Voice Common Race Talking Share Judgment Argument Arguing Disagreement Common Ground

Book:Perfectly Yourself: 9 Lessons for Enduring Happiness

Source: Perfectly Yourself: 9 Lessons for Enduring Happiness

“A pamphlet, no matter how good, is never read more than once, but a song is learned by heart and repeated over and over. And I maintain that if a person can put a few common sense facts into a song and dress them up in a cloak of humor, he will succeed in reaching a great number of workers who are too unintelligent or too indifferent to read.”

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Author:Joe Hill

“Thus, in a dialogue each person does not attempt to make common certain ideas or items of information that are already known to him. Rather, it can be said that collectively they are making something in common”

Persons Doe Said Ideas Certain Common Known Information Dialogue Items

Author:David Bohm