We saw above that the wicked man, by the vehemence of his volition, suffers constant, consuming, inward pain, and finally, if all objects of volition are exhausted, quenches the fiery thirst of his self-will by the sight of the suffering of others.
— from The World as Will and Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) by Arthur Schopenhauer

With other and more satisfactory ways of creating consumer interest, promiscuous sampling was found to be too expensive, in view of the comparatively small returns.
— from All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers

Why, he preaches—if you can call it preaching—in a theater, in the House of Satan!
— from Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis

But when the Christians came into power, when the holy Mother Church became mistress of the barbarians, she taught them the error of their ways by no such means.
— from The Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain

It is only under such circumstances, too, that what I have called above the psychological law of the mental unity of crowds comes into play.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. (Ernest Watson) Burgess

What other cause could I possibly have?
— from The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Volume 01 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

In Annamite, this character [Chinese] is pronounced tram , and it means, according to Bonet's Dict. Annamite-Français : "Relais de poste, station de repos."
— from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Rustichello of Pisa

209 World War I Aviation 210 Apollo to the Moon 211 Flight and the Arts Front Cover: Lift-off of an Atlas Centaur carrying INTELSAT payload, August 23, 1973.
— from Rockets, Missiles, and Spacecraft of the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution by Lynne C. Murphy

Geste , sb. story, romance, PP, C2; gest , S3, Manip.; jest , fun, Sh. ; gestes , pl. , PP, C2, C3; ieestes , PP; gestis , deeds, W2, H.—AF. geste , an exploit, history of exploits, romance; Lat. ( res ) gesta , a thing performed.
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

The so-called chair of Edward the Confessor in Westminster Abbey, still used as the coronation chair, is probably the oldest chair in England (see p. 341).
— from Cassell's History of England, Vol. 1 (of 8) From the Roman Invasion to the Wars of the Roses by Anonymous

We immediately adjourned to Taylor's, where we could converse in private.
— from The Life and Amours of the Beautiful, Gay and Dashing Kate Percival The Belle of the Delaware by Kate Percival

That which, when we become capable of reflection, we term conscience, consists in pleasure in forms of action furthering the welfare of society—forms gradually moulded to habit with the development of social relations,—and in a corresponding pain at the realization of having failed of such action; the knowledge of the demand, by society as a whole or by a part of society, of action in accord with the general welfare, and the sense of the justice of this demand, constituting the feeling of obligation and duty.
— from A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution by Cora May Williams

Thus did Corioli come into possession of the Romans, and men gave to Marcius thereafter the surname of Coriolanus.
— from Stories From Livy by Alfred John Church

In some instances, cream cheese is prepared by working thick cream into the Neufchâtel type of curd from practically skimmed-milk.
— from The Book of Cheese by Charles Thom

I will add that the defendants violated even the German criminal code, in particular under Articles 249 and following.
— from Trial of the Major War Criminals Before the International Military Tribunal, Nuremburg, 14 November 1945-1 October 1946, Volume 5 by Various

Cut chicken into pieces, blanch them, and season with pepper and salt; then [104] put a light forcemeat at the bottom of a deep dish, and upon it some of the chicken, some slices of throat sweetbreads seasoned, some stewed mushrooms, truffles and morells, and upon them the remainder of the chicken.
— from The Art of Cookery Made Easy and Refined by John Mollard

The bulk of the coffee comes in parchment on consignment; and before sale, it must be hulled and sorted in the milling establishments, most of which are on the banks of the Thames.
— from All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers

It was just 11:45 by the convent clock in Pressburg, when you gave me your word.
— from Debts of Honor by Mór Jókai

This arrangement did not seem to suit the active young Englishman who had been so suddenly plunged into the excitement of a criminal chase in Paris.
— from The Albert Gate Mystery Being Further Adventures of Reginald Brett, Barrister Detective by Louis Tracy