Most of the crimes which disturb the internal peace of society, are produced by the restraints which the necessary but unequal laws of property have imposed on the appetites of mankind, by confining to a few the possession of those objects that are coveted by many.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

The mission of the ancient prophets, of Moses and of Jesus had been confirmed by many splendid prodigies; and Mahomet was repeatedly urged, by the inhabitants of Mecca and Medina, to produce a similar evidence of his divine legation; to call down from heaven the angel or the volume of his revelation, to create a garden in the desert, or to kindle a conflagration in the unbelieving city.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

or is there any way in which our city can be made to resemble the head and senses of rational beings because possessing such a guardian power? CLEINIAS:
— from Laws by Plato

Then I should make an allowance to Burns which cannot be made for any other poet.
— from Complete Prose Works Specimen Days and Collect, November Boughs and Goodbye My Fancy by Walt Whitman

(The rejoinder can, of course, be made that if another war would end civilization anyhow, win, lose, or draw, the United States might as well disband its defense forces now and enjoy life for the few short years that remain.)
— from Psychological Warfare by Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger

A body of individually probable opinions, if they are mutually coherent, become more probable than any one of them would be individually.
— from The Problems of Philosophy by Bertrand Russell

O my soul, there is nowhere a soul which could be more loving and more comprehensive and more extensive!
— from Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

10 Jus civile neque inflecti gratia, neque perfringi potentia, neque adulterari pecunia debet —The law ought neither to be warped by favour, nor broken through by power, nor corrupted by money.
— from Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources Including Phrases, Mottoes, Maxims, Proverbs, Definitions, Aphorisms, and Sayings of Wise Men, in Their Bearing on Life, Literature, Speculation, Science, Art, Religion, and Morals, Especially in the Modern Aspects of Them by Wood, James, Rev.

It was with difficulty that I could bring myself to admit the identity of the wan being before me with the companion of my early boyhood.
— from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 by Edgar Allan Poe

But to what end, in many cases, this was designed, I am unable to discover; for I see no greater reason for a connection between man and several animals who are attired in so engaging a manner, than between him and some others who entirely want this attraction, or possess it in a far weaker degree.
— from The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 01 (of 12) by Edmund Burke

Nothing could be more imposing, and the effect of the bronze green of the cryptomerias against the splendid colour of the temple gives the crowning touch to a picture which in itself alone is worth travelling many thousand miles to see.
— from The flowers and gardens of Japan by Florence Du Cane

[71] (1) Wherefore the reality (forma) of true thought must exist in the thought itself, without reference to other thoughts; it does not acknowledge the object as its cause, but must depend on the actual power and nature of the understanding.
— from On the Improvement of the Understanding by Benedictus de Spinoza

It was given again early in the autumn season of the same year, by the company, conducted by Mugnone (who, by the way, was not the person of the same name whose death was chronicled very soon after the conclusion of the season), and for which the composer came over, having been away at Buenos Ayres when the work was given in the summer.
— from Giacomo Puccini by Wakeling Dry

To converse rejoices the heart, he who enjoys conversation bears misfortune better; I will therefore relate to thee the history of this island.”
— from History of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 2 (of 12) by G. (Gaston) Maspero

you’ve got to come home,” cried Billy, making a dash at the monkey’s legs, but he started back as quickly as he went forward, for Bruff sprang up, and, twitching his ears, burst into a furious fit of barking, while Jack got behind him and chattered his defiance.
— from Mother Carey's Chicken: Her Voyage to the Unknown Isle by George Manville Fenn

He harboured the Catholic missionaries and the German women and children there till provision could be made for their withdrawal.
— from The Man Who Did the Right Thing: A Romance by Harry Johnston

And in a short time his wealth was consumed by means of that vice, and he had difficulty in obtaining even food.
— from The Kathá Sarit Ságara; or, Ocean of the Streams of Story by active 11th century Somadeva Bhatta

The object is to have the points as sharp as they can be made without cutting the paper, and the curves as even and regular as possible.
— from Mechanical Drawing Self-Taught Comprising instructions in the selection and preparation of drawing instruments, elementary instruction in practical mechanical drawing; together with examples in simple geometry and elementary mechanism, including screw threads, gear wheels, mechanical motions, engines and boilers by Joshua Rose

"So I can; but maybe her father will see to it that she never gets it," responded the smitten youth, gloomily.
— from The Rover Boys on a Tour; or, Last Days at Brill College by Edward Stratemeyer

For you are young, well-born, and sufficiently handsome to be an object of interest to mothers and to daughters; while your name, and property, and interest, will make you courted by men who want to borrow your money and obtain your influence in your county.
— from Ernest Maltravers — Volume 05 by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron