George Bancroft: Common

George Bancroft was American historian and statesman. Explore interesting quotes on common.

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“Truth is not exciting enough to those who depend on the characters and lives of their neighbors for all their amusement; and if a story is told of more than common interest, ennui is sure to have its joy in adding embellishments. If hours did not hang heavy, what would become of scandal?”

George Bancroft

"Ennui", p. 64
Literary and Historical Miscellanies (1855)

“By common consent grey hairs are a crown of glory; the only object of respect that can never excite envy.”

George Bancroft

"The Ruling Passion in Death" (1833), p. 75
Literary and Historical Miscellanies (1855)

“The exact measure of the progress of civilization is the degree in which the intelligence of the common mind has prevailed over wealth and brute force.”

George Bancroft

"The Office of the People in Art, Government and Religion", pp. 426-7
Literary and Historical Miscellanies (1855)