Aristotle, who believed in their existence, placed them in Æthiopia; Pliny, Solinus, and Philostratus in India, near the source of the Ganges; others again, in Scythia, on the banks of the Danube.
— from The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII by Ovid

If the cat appears at one moment in one part of the room, and at another in another part, it is natural to suppose that it has moved from the one to the other, passing over a series of intermediate positions.
— from The Problems of Philosophy by Bertrand Russell

No. 22, also a Christmas Eve product, re-iterates the usual purpose to make the people yearn for civil government, and the usual warning that none of them really and truly want the blessings of American domination and Benevolent Assimilation as they truly should, and adds: To combat such a population, it is necessary to make the state of war as insupportable as possible; and there is no more efficacious way of accomplishing this than by keeping [ 391 ] the minds of the people in such a state of anxiety and apprehension that living under such conditions will soon become unbearable .
— from The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 by James H. (James Henderson) Blount

The French have a proverb, “It is not the cowl which makes the monk,” and it might be said with equal truth, “It is not the dress which makes the gentleman,” yet, as the monk is known abroad by his cowl, so the true gentleman will let the refinement of his mind and education be seen in his dress.
— from The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in All His Relations Towards Society by Cecil B. Hartley

Accordingly he entered into that ark, and his wife, and sons, and their wives, and put into it not only other provisions, to support their wants there, but also sent in with the rest all sorts of living creatures, the male and his female, for the preservation of their kinds; and others of them by sevens.
— from Antiquities of the Jews by Flavius Josephus

Interest in noting an activity passes insensibly into noting how the activity is carried on; the interest in what is accomplished passes over into an interest in the organs of its accomplishing.
— from How We Think by John Dewey

It is not Capitalism that has failed, nor yet Democracy, nor yet even Socialism as a principle, it is not monarchy that has broken down, nor Republicanism, nor again religion; it is humanity that has broken down .
— from Secret Societies And Subversive Movements by Nesta Helen Webster

It is through the cultivation of these, that society both does its duty and protects its interests: not by rejecting the stuff of which heroes are made, because it knows not how to make them.
— from On Liberty by John Stuart Mill

But if the child of the believer is not the him concerned in this absolute promise, it is not these men's great cry, nor yet what the parent or child can do, that can interest him in this promise of the Lord Christ, this absolute promise.
— from Works of John Bunyan — Volume 01 by John Bunyan

In the engraving, 1 is the calcareous product, reduced to half its size; 2, is a portion in its natural size; 3, the tubes magnified, and containing the polyp which occupies the summit of the tube, the whole of which constitutes this curious coral; 4, is the polyp magnified; 5, the head or collection of tentacula of the individual polyp.
— from The Ocean World: Being a Description of the Sea and Its Living Inhabitants. by Louis Figuier

According to my views of a penitentiary, it is not unqualifiedly , a place of punishment , but a place of reformation , to be effected by the mildest means, and to be under the constant direction of humanity .
— from Recollections of Windsor Prison; Containing Sketches of its History and Discipline, with Appropriate Strictures and Moral and Religious Reflection by Reynolds, John, of Vermont

I am persuaded it is no more than an absurd, sudden thought of y e Coll' s ; 'tis hardly possible my Brother shou'd have given his consent to it as a foundation for Harrison to proceed upon with me.
— from Lord Chatham, His Early Life and Connections by Rosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose, Earl of

Those only who are unable to enjoy this pleasure, know how great a privation it is not to be able to take a walk on a fine day, and how wearisome it is to be compelled to make use of a carriage in order to enjoy the advantages of fresh air, or to move from place to place.
— from Obesity, or Excessive Corpulence: The Various Causes and the Rational Means of Cure by J.-F. (Jean-François) Dancel

The more claim an idea has to be considered living, the more various will be its aspects; and the more social and political is its nature, the more complicated and subtle will be its developments, and the longer and more eventful will be its course.
— from St. Paul and Protestantism, with an Essay on Puritanism and the Church of England by Matthew Arnold

If we would gain a true and adequate conception of the works and merit of any painter, it is necessary for us not only to examine his special productions, but to become in some measure acquainted with the state in which art was during his time.
— from Giotto by Harry Quilter

You exclaim, ‘It is there, I am sure of it,’ at the very moment you are proving it is not there.”
— from The Elm-tree on the Mall by Anatole France

Method is the laying out of the lesson and proceeding in its natural order in conformity with the uniform laws of the human mind.
— from The Sabbath-School Index Pointing out the history and progress of Sunday-schools, with approved modes of instruction. by R. G. (Richard Gay) Pardee

If it is true that, by the means I have indicated, the State thus far seems to have more directly benefited the well-to-do classes than those who are poorer, it is necessary that this appearance should be removed.
— from Sophisms of the Protectionists by Frédéric Bastiat