Common law is not a law book, nor is it a system of abstract formulations, nor yet a codification of the prevailing ideas of justice.
— from The Americans by Hugo Münsterberg

The Christian life is not a leisurely promenade.
— from Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy. by Alexander Maclaren

The administration of criminal law is not a large item of the expenses incurred by the Turkish Government in their rule of Albania.
— from Albania: A Narrative of Recent Travel by E. F. (Edward Frederick) Knight

First, you should realize that the image formed by a convex lens is not always larger than the object.
— from Common Science by Carleton Washburne

Many of the obvious advantages of specialized routes in daylight, such as feeding opportunities, the lift provided by thermal updrafts, and the possible aid of certain landmarks in navigation, assume less importance after night falls.
— from A Quantitative Study of the Nocturnal Migration of Birds by Lowery, George H., Jr.

The Christian life is not a life of idleness.
— from The Literature and History of New Testament Times by J. Gresham (John Gresham) Machen

First of all let me say that a true Christian life is not a life governed by a whole lot of rules about what one shall eat, and what one shall drink, and [114] what one shall do, and what one shall not do.
— from How to Succeed in the Christian Life by R. A. (Reuben Archer) Torrey