A stomach that is seldom empty despises common food. [Lat., Jejunus raro stomachus vulgaria temnit.]
There is a monsterous deal of stupid quizzing, & common-place nonsense talked, but scarcely any wit.
The failure to invest in youth reflects a lack of compassion and a colossal failure of common sense.
We must admit that it is quite common that people do have affairs with their leading ladies and men.