For corruption does no ways impair our God; by no will, by no necessity, by no unlooked-for chance: because He is God, and what He wills is good, and Himself is that good; but to be corrupted is not good.
— from The Confessions of St. Augustine by Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo

But since for you I stopped the clock It never goes again.
— from A Shropshire Lad by A. E. (Alfred Edward) Housman

Proof.—Whatsoever thus increases the capabilities of the body increases also the mind's capability of perception (II. xiv.); therefore, whatsoever thus disposes the body and thus renders it capable, is necessarily good or useful (IV. xxvi.
— from Ethics by Benedictus de Spinoza

Come on; I'll tell thee what, thou damn'd tripe-visag'd rascal, an the child I now go with do miscarry, thou wert better thou hadst struck thy mother, thou paper-fac'd villain.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

“Clay is not good, father—he did not call me.
— from The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today by Charles Dudley Warner

Indeed, the ugly creature contrived by some means or other—whether by his ugliness or his ferocity or his natural cunning is no great matter—to impress with a wholesome fear of his anger, most of those with whom he was brought into daily contact and communication.
— from The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens

Even those which have a material form and are given by sensible experience, depend upon the thought of the worshippers who adore them; for the sacred character which makes them objects of the cult is not given by their natural constitution; it is added to them by belief.
— from The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life by Émile Durkheim

A separate coffin is never given; the STILLS are quietly introduced into one containing an adult about to be buried.
— from The Slang Dictionary: Etymological, Historical and Andecdotal by John Camden Hotten

He knew better now than to leave Lucknow city in native garb, and if Mahbub were anywhere within reach of a letter, it was to Mahbub's camp he headed, and made his change under the Pathan's wary eye.
— from Kim by Rudyard Kipling

ii., p. 390, relates that numbers of the carnivorous elephants have been seen feeding on the plains at the foot of a ridge of mountains, at Choco, in New Granada.
— from The Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and the Arts, July-December, 1827 by Various

His companion is not going to his assistance, but [259] is represented on his knees, and in an upper corner of the picture appear the two Marys, who presumably saved the victim from any ill effects of the attack.
— from A Spring Walk in Provence by Archibald Marshall

Natural hazards: wet or awash most of the time, maximum elevation of about 1 meter makes Kingman Reef a maritime hazard Environment - current issues: none Geography - note: barren coral atoll with deep interior lagoon; closed to the public Kingman Reef People Population: uninhabited (July 2001 est.)
— from The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

"My—approaching—marriage!" cried Iris, now genuinely amazed.
— from The Wings of the Morning by Louis Tracy

Of course I never give no names; but I made 'im see what ailed her, an' I never seed a man look so interested.
— from Westerfelt by Will N. (Will Nathaniel) Harben

All these changes are just possible phonetically, but, as Curtius observes, the point for which the theists contend is not gained, for we should still have to admit that the Greeks lost the common word for god, deva and deus , and that they alone replaced it by a derivative divya , meaning heavenly, not bright.
— from Chips from a German Workshop, Volume 4 Essays Chiefly on the Science of Language by F. Max (Friedrich Max) Müller

Intelligence, wit, judgment, and the other talents of the mind, however they may be named, or courage, resolution, perseverance, as qualities of temperament, are undoubtedly good and desirable in many respects; but these gifts of nature may also become extremely bad and mischievous if the will which is to make use of them, and which, therefore, [Pg 86] constitutes what is called character, is not good.
— from The Five Great Philosophies of Life by William De Witt Hyde

The most curious thing about this animal is that the male emits a rank, musky odour, so powerful that when the wind blows from it the effluvium comes in nauseating gusts to the nostrils from a distance exceeding two miles.
— from The Naturalist in La Plata by W. H. (William Henry) Hudson

Geography ::Spratly Islands Location: Southeastern Asia, group of reefs and islands in the South China Sea, about two-thirds of the way from southern Vietnam to the southern Philippines Geographic coordinates: 8 38 N, 111 55 E Map references: Southeast Asia Area: total: less than 5 sq km country comparison to the world: 246 land: less than 5 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes 100 or so islets, coral reefs, and sea mounts scattered over an area of nearly 410,000 sq km of the central South China Sea Area - comparative: NA Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 926 km Maritime claims: NA Climate: tropical Terrain: flat Elevation extremes: lowest point: South China Sea 0 m highest point: unnamed location on Southwest Cay 4 m Natural resources: fish, guano, undetermined oil and natural gas potential Land use: arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005) Irrigated land: 0 sq km Natural hazards: typhoons; numerous reefs and shoals pose a serious maritime hazard Environment - current issues: NA Geography - note: strategically located near several primary shipping lanes in the central South China Sea; includes numerous small islands, atolls, shoals, and coral reefs People ::Spratly Islands Population: no indigenous inhabitants note: there are scattered garrisons occupied by personnel of several claimant states Government ::Spratly Islands Country name: conventional long form:
— from The 2009 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

"Can I not go to him at once?" said Emma, rising; "it would be much better, and as it must be done, the sooner I get over it the better."
— from The Younger Sister: A Novel, Volumes 1-3 by Mrs. (Catherine-Anne Austen) Hubback