It is peaceful, it can wait: but all action has derived some purpose from being the road and means thither,—and must be done well and perfectly.
— from The Twilight of the Idols; or, How to Philosophize with the Hammer. The Antichrist Complete Works, Volume Sixteen by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

"I do not like to say anything that would displease such powerful friends, but our people are peculiar, sometimes.
— from The Candidate: A Political Romance by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler

By William Richards , C.E. Illustrated. 18mo, sewed, 6 d. Steam Pleating for Buildings ; or, Hints to Steam Fitters, being a description of Steam Heating Apparatus for Warming and Ventilating Private Houses and large Buildings; with Remarks on Steam, Water, and Air in their relation to Heating; to which are added miscellaneous Tables.
— from Philipp Reis: Inventor of the Telephone A Biographical Sketch by Silvanus P. (Silvanus Phillips) Thompson

If, from having married an old roué , she was thrown into danger, which her personal charms rendered very likely to have been the case, kindness I am sure would at any time open her eyes to avoid these; whereas undue severity might make her rush headlong into them—for harsh opinions in similar cases, nine times out of ten, drive such persons from bad to worse."
— from The Exclusives (vol. 2 of 3) by Bury, Charlotte Campbell, Lady