With this absurd doctrine of the identity of these things it succeeded in charming the world: ancient philosophy could not rid itself of this doctrine.... Absolute lack of objective interest: hatred of science: the idiosyncrasy of considering one's self a problem.
— from The Will to Power: An Attempted Transvaluation of All Values. Book I and II by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

“Precisely, monsieur,” replied Monte Cristo with one of those smiles that a painter could never represent or a physiologist analyze.
— from The Count of Monte Cristo, Illustrated by Alexandre Dumas

Mercy to Particulars, he observed, was Cruelty in the General: That though a Prince could not revive a Dead Man by taking the Life of him who killed him, neither could he make Reparation to the next that should die by the evil Example; or answer to himself for the Partiality, in not pardoning the next as well as the former Offender.
— from The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays by Steele, Richard, Sir

mutation of PY, if Bychaidd, a. like a buck Bychan, a. little, small Bychander, n. littleness Bychanedd, n. smallness Bychaniad, n. a making little Bychanig, a. dimminutive Bychanigo, v. to disparage Bychanigyn, n. a very little, small, or minute thing Bychanu, v. to lessen; to slight Bychod, n. a small matter Bychygyr, n. a drone, a wasp Byd, n. a world, or universe; gwyn fyd, happiness Bydol, a. worldly, secular Bydoldeb, n. worldliness Bydolddyn, n. a worldling Bydwraig, n. a midwife Bydyssod, n. the universe Bydd, a tie, a keeping together Byddag, n. a snare, a spring Byddagliad, n. a taking in a snare Byddar, a. deaf Byddardra, n. deafness Byddariad, n. a deafening Byddarlys, n. the house-leek Byddaru, v. to deafen, to stun Byddarwch, n. deafness Byddin, n. a snare, an ambush, a band, or troop, an army Byddiniad, n. an embattling Byddino, v. to embattle Byddinol, a. embattling Byddu, v. to be, to endure Bygegyr, n. a drone bee Bygwth, v. to threaten Bygylu, v. to intimidate Bygythiad, n. a threatening Bygythio, v. to threaten Bygythiol, a. threatening Bylchog, a. breached, notchy Bylchiad, n. a breaching Bylchu, v. to make a notch Bynag, a. soever Byr, a. short, brief; abrupt Byrâd, n. a shortening Byrâu, v. to shorten Byrbryd, n. a luncheon Byrbwyll, a. thoughtless, giddy Byrbwylldra, n. thoughtlessness Byrder, n. shortness Byrdon, n. bass in music Byrdra, n. shortness, brevity Byrddiad, n. a boarding Byrddio, v. to board Byrddwn, n. bass in music Byrfys, n. the little finger Byrhoedledd, n. shortness of life Byriad, n. a breviat, an arm Byriau, a short plough yoke Byrllysg, n. a truncheon Byrnaid, n. a truss, a bundle Byrniad, n. a trussing, a bundling Byrniaw, v. to truss, to bundle Bys, n. a finger Bysiad, n. a fingering Bysio, v. to finger Bysle, n. a finger-stall Byson, n. a finger ring, a ring Bystwn, n. a whitlow Byswain, n. a thimble Byth, n. eternity: adv. for ever Bytheuad, n. a hound Bytheuadgi, n. a hound dog Bythfyw, a. ever-living Bythol, a. eternal, perpetual Bytholrwydd, n. everlastingness Byw, v. to live, to exist; a. alive, living, quick Bywâu, to animate, to enliven Bywâus, a. animating Bywed, n. a core of fruit; pith Byweiddio, v. to animate Bywfyth, a. everliving Bywi, n. earth-nuts, orchis Bywiad, n. vivification Bywiocâu, v. to vivify, to animate Bywiog, a. lively, vigorous Bywiogi, to animate, to revive Bywiol, a. living, animate Bywioliaeth, n. livelihood Bywion, n. emmets, ants Bywionyn, n. an emmet Bywlys, n. the house-leek Bywull, n. buds, grafts, scions Bywullu, v. to bud, to graft Bywyd, life, existence Bywydol, a. relating to life Bywyn, n. pulp of fruit Bywynaidd, a. like a pulb Bywyneiddio, v. to grow to a pulp Bywynog, a. having pulp Ca, n. a keep, a hold; a shutting on; a holding, v. he will have Cäad, n. a getting, having Caban, n. a booth, a cabin Cabl, n. blasphemy, curse Cablaidd, a. blasphemous Cablair, n. calumny Cablawd, n. blasphemy Cabledig, a. blasphemed Cabledd, n. blasphemy Cabliad, n. a blaspheming Cablu, v. to blaspheme Cablwr, n. a blasphemer Cabol, a. polished, bright Cabolfaen, n. a polishing stone Caboli, v. to polish Caboliad, n. a polishing Cabrawd, n. rusticity Cacamwci, n. the great burdock Cacynen, n. a hornet, a wasp Cach, n. ordure, dung, soil Cachad, n. a dirty sloven Cachgi, n. a coward Cad, n. a striving; a battle Cadach, n. a kerchief, a clout Cadair, n. a seat of presidency Cadar, n. a defence, a shield Cadarn, a. compact, powerful Cadarnâd, n. strengthening Cadarnâu, v. to strengthen, to fortify Cadarnder, n. potency Cadas, n. brocade Cadawl, a. relating to war Cadbais, n. coat of mail Cadben, n. a captain Cadbenaeth, n. captainship Cadechyn, n. a clout, a rag Cadeirfardd, n. graduated bard Cadeiriad, n. a chairing Cadeirio, v. to chair Cadeiriol, a. chaired; cathedral Cader, n. a hill-fort; a chair.
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards

and the necessity of caution on the part primarily of the Achaeans, but still more even on that of Antigonus himself: first, because the Achaeans plainly could not resist the attack of both; and, secondly, because if the Aetolians and 144 Cleomenes conquered them, any man of sense could easily see that they would not be satisfied or stop there.
— from The Histories of Polybius, Vol. 1 (of 2) by Polybius

Zeller contents himself with replying that the use of the axe among the Essenes for purposes of divination is a pure conjecture, not resting on any known fact.
— from St. Paul's Epistles to the Colossians and Philemon A revised text with introductions, notes and dissertations by J. B. (Joseph Barber) Lightfoot

The child that is going from us is, for the time, the favorite, and these afflicted parents could not realize that she who had grown up among them, the ewe lamb of their flock, could be torn from their loving arms, and go down, like coarser clay, to the dark grave.
— from Sword and Pen Ventures and Adventures of Willard Glazier by John Algernon Owens

A physician could not reach the ranch before the next day, and Bess feared that he might then be too late.
— from The Brand: A Tale of the Flathead Reservation by Therese Broderick

The first night out I camped at a place called Needle Rock, just east of Yellow Creek.
— from Life of a Pioneer: Being the Autobiography of James S. Brown by James S. (James Stephens) Brown

Irish agitators could always get a sympathetic hearing in America, and politicians could not resist the temptation to play on anti-British prejudices in order to bring out the Irish vote.
— from From Isolation to Leadership, Revised A Review of American Foreign Policy by John Holladay Latané

It has the double quality of palatableness, raw or cooked—it is a permanent crop, not requiring annual planting—and it produces more bushels to the acre than corn, wheat, or, on an average, than potatoes.
— from Pleasant Talk About Fruits, Flowers and Farming by Henry Ward Beecher

There must be some restraint—as of children by their parents, as of bad men by good men; but it will be restraint for the joint good of all parties concerned; not restraint for the exclusive benefit of the restrainer.
— from The Trial of Theodore Parker For the "Misdemeanor" of a Speech in Faneuil Hall against Kidnapping, before the Circuit Court of the United States, at Boston, April 3, 1855, with the Defence by Theodore Parker

As implied in a previous chapter, number relations are not clearly grasped by primitive races.
— from An Introduction to the History of Science by Walter Libby

A. A person can never receive any of the other Sacraments without first receiving baptism, because baptism makes us members of Christ's Church, and unless we are members of His Church we cannot receive His Sacraments.
— from A Catechism of Christian Doctrine by Anonymous

"Of a forgiving temper himself," says Mr. Wright Pg 84 on p. 86, "he (Defoe) was quite incapable of understanding how another person could nourish resentment."
— from Adventures in Criticism by Arthur Quiller-Couch