The nurse must live rather more comfortably, she must have rather more substantial food, but her whole way of living must not be altered, for a sudden change, even a change for the better, is dangerous to health, and since her usual way of life has made her healthy and strong, why change it?
— from Emile by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

But the teachers of the Nanking University here say that instead of contenting themselves with the two or three things they might well do, they are laying out an ambitious scheme covering everything, and their energy will be exhausted when they get their elaborate constitution formed, or they will meet so many difficulties that they will get discouraged even with the things they might do.
— from Letters from China and Japan by Harriet Alice Chipman Dewey

Against such combinations, external and unjustified, not even the most educated and skilful is safe.
— from Criminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and Students by Hans Gross

It will be seen that they contain three vowel and six consonant elements, and these formed the foundation for her first real lesson in speaking.
— from The Story of My Life With her letters (1887-1901) and a supplementary account of her education, including passages from the reports and letters of her teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan, by John Albert Macy by Helen Keller

"They will say that you are an infernal liar and a scientific charlatan, exactly as you and others said of me."
— from The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle

“The author’s observations on the artificial style,” continued Ellison, “are less objectionable.
— from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 by Edgar Allan Poe

But when the ships were ready to set sail, having with him as pilots, Daedalus himself and some Cretan exiles, as no one knew that he was coming, and the Cretans thought that it was a friendly fleet that was advancing, he seized the harbour, and marched at once to Knossus before his arrival was known.
— from Plutarch's Lives, Volume 1 (of 4) by Plutarch

When Miss Polehampton made the observation just recorded, she stepped back to a position beside her teacher's chair in the demure attitude of a well-behaved schoolgirl—hands crossed over the wrists, feet in position, head and shoulders carefully erect, and eyes gently lowered towards the carpet.
— from A True Friend: A Novel by Adeline Sergeant

Hab. —Central and Southern California; especially about the San Bernardino region; not plentiful.
— from The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Mary Elizabeth Parsons

The appeal, the fidelity to the prime motive, is, with no little art, strained clear (even as silver is polished) in a degree answering—at least by intention—to the air of beauty.
— from The Tragic Muse by Henry James

They are short, crisp, emphatic and expressive.
— from Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom by Trumbull White

Some Time after this Minute was made, I, remaining uneasy with the Manner of my speaking to the ancient Friend, could not see my Way clear to conceal my Uneasiness, but was concerned that I might say nothing to weaken the Cause in which I had laboured; and then, after some close Exercise and hearty Repentance, for that I had not attended closely to the safe Guide, I stood up, and reciting the Passage, acquainted Friends, that, though I durst not go from what I had said as to the Matter, yet I was uneasy with the Manner of my speaking, as believing milder Language would have been better.
— from The Journal, with Other Writings of John Woolman by John Woolman

The only good drinking-water is that which is bottled at the mineral springs of Monte Vulture and sold cheaply enough all over the country.
— from Old Calabria by Norman Douglas

“Rose's health is already becoming confirmed,” resumed the widow, who thought it best to encourage her niece by as strong terms as she could employ, “and I shall extol hydropathy to the skies, as long as I live.
— from Jack Tier; Or, The Florida Reef by James Fenimore Cooper

A successful colony exists also at Prairie Home in Franklin county, Kansas, which was founded by a Frenchman, Monsieur E.V. Boissière.
— from Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, October, 1877. Vol XX - No. 118 by Various

The oldest specimen in the Wallace Collection dates from about 143 [Pg 324] 0, in which the axe-blade possesses a straight cutting edge, and the spike is superseded by a strong tapering blade.
— from British and Foreign Arms & Armour by Charles Henry Ashdown

He was standing some distance from his horses and did not move; he had a stern concentrated expression as if he were trying to remember something and were furious with his recalcitrant memory.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

You shall have the story in his own words:—"I had in my cabin a large and strong cage, enclosing a python of considerable size, but which appeared to be dull and inanimate.
— from Twilight and Dawn; Or, Simple Talks on the Six Days of Creation by Caroline Pridham