Quotes by Common Folk When the leaders speak of peace Bertolt Brecht common-folk war lying When the leaders speak of peace, the common folk know war is coming. Bertolt Brecht common-folk leader war Let us beware of common folk, of common sense, of sentiment, of inspiration, and of the obvious. Charles Baudelaire common-folk common-sense inspiration Common folk didn't have last names in the 8th and 9th centuries. Chelsea Quinn Yarbro common-folk lasts names Commanding goodness and forbiding to do evil (are) for the amendment and correction of society and the common folks. Fatima bint Muhammad common-folk goodness evil The most popular man under a democracy is not the most democratic man, but the most despotic man. The common folk delight in the exactions of such a man. They like him to boss them. Their natural gait is the goose step. H. L. Mencken common-folk boss men That proves you are unusual,' returned the Scarecrow; 'and I am convinced that the only people worthy of consideration in this world are the unusual ones. For the common folks are like the leaves of a tree, and live and die unnoticed. L. Frank Baum common-folk tree people It is my belief one should not belittle the artist; while, however glorious his fame may seem, his time on Mount Olympus as an honourable guest of Zeus is short. It's a pity, but all too eager will the common folk drag him from this etherial heights to the low and trodden earth. Ludwig van Beethoven common-folk artist olympus Gehrig was not like the common folk; Created, was he, like the strongest oak. Willard Mullin common-folk strongest folks