Citizens use them, not without mockery; of a rather cannibal sort.
— from The French Revolution: A History by Thomas Carlyle

An idea is nothing but a sensation apperceived and rendered cognitive, so that it envisages its own recognised character as its object and ideal: yellowness is only some sensation of yellow raised to the cognitive power and employed as the symbol for its own specific essence.
— from The Life of Reason: The Phases of Human Progress by George Santayana

He thought the boy who passed and repassed Cowley & Son's store and who stopped to talk to people in the street must be thinking of him and perhaps laughing at him.
— from Winesburg, Ohio: A Group of Tales of Ohio Small Town Life by Sherwood Anderson

And Rosamond could say the right thing; for she was clever with that sort of cleverness which catches every tone except the humorous.
— from Middlemarch by George Eliot

The same man may return unread an instructive book which he cannot again obtain, in order not to miss a hunt; he may depart in the midst of a fine speech, in order not to be late for dinner; he may leave a rational conversation, such as he otherwise values highly, to take his place at the gaming-table; he may even repulse a poor man whom he at other times takes pleasure in benefiting, because he has only just enough money in his pocket to pay for his admission to the theatre.
— from The Critique of Practical Reason by Immanuel Kant

In 1682 appeared The Life and Death of Mr. Badman , a realistic character study which is a precursor of the modern novel; and in 1684 the second part of Pilgrim's Progress , showing the journey of Christiana and her children to the city of All Delight.
— from English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English-Speaking World by William J. (William Joseph) Long

"The drawings," I answered, "require careful straining and mounting; and, in my opinion, they are well worth——" "I beg your pardon," interposed Mr. Fairlie.
— from The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins

Thereupon the Abbe Raffin carefully surveyed his peasant.
— from Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant

The young naval officer all through his life was noted for his energetic and reckless courage, so it was not to be wondered at that the age of twenty-two found him impatient with the delay, loth to lie inactive in his boat until the scouts returned; so he resolved upon an action that would have justly brought a court-martial upon his head had a knowledge of it come to his superior officer.
— from The Strong Arm by Robert Barr

To attain such certainty and respect clean summer fallowing every second, third, or fourth year, according to the average rainfall, is probably indispensable; and future investigations, long enough continued, will doubtless confirm this prediction.
— from Dry-Farming : A System of Agriculture for Countries under a Low Rainfall by John Andreas Widtsoe

Crossing the Metropolitan Meat Market, and picking your way northward, through innumerable ugly tram-lines, you presently reach the quiet and restful Charterhouse Square, whence, through an archway, the precincts of the ancient monastery are entered.
— from Highways and Byways in London by Emily Constance Baird Cook

Thus it is Christ's work as Redeemer, Christ's sacrifice on the Cross, Christ's power as bringing to the world a new and holy life, and breathing it into all that trust in Him, which make the very centre of His work.
— from Expositions of Holy Scripture: St. John Chapters I to XIV by Alexander Maclaren

Fiscal year: 1 July - 30 June Communications Malawi Telephones - main lines in use: 102,700 (2005) Telephones - mobile cellular: 429,300 (2005) Telephone system: general assessment: NA domestic: system employs open-wire lines, microwave radio relay links, and radiotelephone communications stations international: country code - 265; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Atlantic Ocean)
— from The 2007 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

And my father, though particular to a scratch on the reflector, or the smallest crust of salt on the glass, was a restful, cheerful sort of a man to bide with.
— from Wandering Heath by Arthur Quiller-Couch

, medical electronics, fiber optics), wood and paper products, potash and phosphates, food, beverages, and tobacco, caustic soda, cement, construction, metals products, chemical products, plastics, diamond cutting, textiles, footwear Italy tourism, machinery, iron and steel, chemicals, food processing, textiles, motor vehicles, clothing, footwear, ceramics Jamaica tourism, bauxite/alumina, agro processing, light manufactures, rum, cement, metal, paper, chemical products, telecommunications Japan among world's largest and technologically advanced producers of motor vehicles, electronic equipment, machine tools, steel and nonferrous metals, ships, chemicals, textiles, processed foods Jersey tourism, banking and finance, dairy, electronics Jordan clothing, fertilizers, potash, phosphate mining, pharmaceuticals, petroleum refining, cement, inorganic chemicals, light manufacturing, tourism Kazakhstan oil, coal, iron ore, manganese, chromite, lead, zinc, copper, titanium, bauxite, gold, silver, phosphates, sulfur, iron and steel; tractors and other agricultural machinery, electric motors, construction materials Kenya small-scale consumer goods (plastic, furniture, batteries, textiles, clothing, soap, cigarettes, flour), agricultural products, horticulture, oil refining; aluminum, steel, lead; cement, commercial ship repair, tourism Kiribati fishing, handicrafts Korea, North military products; machine building, electric power, chemicals; mining (coal, iron ore, limestone, magnesite, graphite, copper, zinc, lead, and precious metals), metallurgy; textiles, food processing; tourism Korea, South electronics, telecommunications, automobile production, chemicals, shipbuilding, steel Kosovo mineral mining, construction materials, base metals, leather, machinery, appliances Kuwait petroleum, petrochemicals, cement, shipbuilding and repair, water desalination, food processing, construction materials Kyrgyzstan small machinery, textiles, food processing, cement, shoes, sawn logs, refrigerators, furniture, electric motors, gold, rare earth metals Laos copper, tin, gold, and gypsum mining; timber, electric power, agricultural processing, construction, garments, cement, tourism Latvia buses, vans, street and railroad cars; synthetic fibers, agricultural machinery, fertilizers, washing machines, radios, electronics, pharmaceuticals, processed foods, textiles; note - dependent on imports for energy and raw materials Lebanon banking, tourism, food processing, wine, jewelry, cement, textiles, mineral and chemical products, wood and furniture products, oil refining, metal fabricating Lesotho food, beverages, textiles, apparel assembly, handicrafts, construction, tourism Liberia rubber processing, palm oil processing, timber, diamonds Libya petroleum, iron and steel, food processing, textiles, handicrafts, cement Liechtenstein electronics, metal manufacturing, dental products, ceramics, pharmaceuticals, food products, precision instruments, tourism, optical instruments Lithuania metal-cutting machine tools, electric motors, television sets, refrigerators and freezers, petroleum refining, shipbuilding (small ships), furniture making, textiles, food processing, fertilizers, agricultural machinery, optical equipment, electronic components, computers, amber jewelry Luxembourg banking and financial services, iron and steel, information technology, telecommunications, cargo transportation, food processing, chemicals, metal products, engineering, tires, glass, aluminum, tourism Macau tourism, gambling, clothing, textiles, electronics, footwear, toys Macedonia food processing, beverages, textiles, chemicals, iron, steel, cement, energy, pharmaceuticals Madagascar meat processing, seafood, soap, breweries, tanneries, sugar, textiles, glassware, cement, automobile assembly plant, paper, petroleum, tourism Malawi tobacco, tea, sugar, sawmill products, cement, consumer goods Malaysia Peninsular Malaysia - rubber and oil palm processing and manufacturing, light manufacturing, electronics, tin mining and smelting, logging, timber processing; Sabah - logging, petroleum production; Sarawak - agriculture processing, petroleum production and refining, logging Maldives tourism, fish processing, shipping, boat building, coconut processing, garments, woven mats, rope, handicrafts, coral and sand mining Mali food processing; construction; phosphate and gold mining Malta tourism, electronics, ship building and repair, construction, food and beverages, pharmaceuticals, footwear, clothing, tobacco Marshall Islands copra, tuna processing, tourism, craft items (from seashells, wood, and pearls)
— from The 2009 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency