49 Themistocles post victoriam eius belli, quod cum Persis fuit, dixit in contione se habere consilium rei publicae salutare, sed id sciri non opus esse; postulavit, ut aliquem populus daret, quicum communicaret; datus est Aristides; huic ille, classem Lacedaemoniorum, quae subducta esset ad Gytheum, clam incendi posse, quo facto frangi Lacedaemoniorum opes necesse esset.
— from De Officiis by Marcus Tullius Cicero

therof doo call the New Mexico, vppon the firme lande of Nueua Espania, and I did promise to giue notice of the discouering thereof, the which I will do with as much breuitie as is possible, for that if I shoulde difusely declare [233] all that they did see and knowe, it were requisite to make of it a newe historie: the substance thereof is, that in the yeare of our Lord 1581, hauing notice there of a religious man, of the order of Saint Francis, who was called frier Austen Ruyz, who dwelt in th
— from The History of the Great and Mighty Kingdom of China and the Situation Thereof, Volume 2 (of 2) by Juan González de Mendoza

Think only of how much cause we have for being thankful in this free, fertile land of New England.
— from Boys and Girls of Colonial Days by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey

If, as a first step in the right direction, four languages only, namely, English, French, German, Italian (or possibly Spanish) were taught at school, the saving of time—and what is more precious than time?—would be infinitely greater than what has been effected by railways and telegraphs.
— from Chips from a German Workshop, Volume 5 Miscellaneous Later Essays by F. Max (Friedrich Max) Müller

The real truth is that we do not care for life, or not enough.
— from Clerambault: The Story of an Independent Spirit During the War by Romain Rolland

Now, while there can be no doubt that human nature is capable of all these feelings and that individuals have been found to possess them, in different communities, at different times, it is equally obvious that among vast numbers of other individuals they find little or no expression.
— from Heart and Soul by Maveric Post by Victor Mapes