They say that there is no close season as far as the stomach is concerned, and from personal experience I may say I believe they are right.
— from Pictures of Canadian Life: A Record of Actual Experiences by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie

Nevertheless, he did so; and, considering the fact that he was not fond of studying, he made fair progress, especially in mathematics, never reaching the head of his class, but never quite sinking to the bottom.
— from On the Trail of Grant and Lee by Frederick Trevor Hill

There is no country where the spirit of live and let live is more fully operative, none where charges of political corruption are less common, and none where the spirit of co-operation for public ends is more general.
— from Down Under with the Prince by Everard Cotes

Harmonious circumstances and appropriate environment are as essential for perfect effects in music as is the concord of sweet sounds.
— from Increasing Personal Efficiency by Russell H. Conwell

Under the administration of President Menocal the annual appropriation for public education is more than $10,000,000.
— from The History of Cuba, vol. 4 by Willis Fletcher Johnson

I am thankful to God for past experiences in my life, though they were rather rough; for here I find they come in very usefully.
— from James Gilmour of Mongolia: His diaries, letters, and reports by James Gilmour

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” From past eternity its majestic sweep covers the whole range of being and reaches into the future eternity.
— from Heart Talks by Charles Wesley Naylor

To judge from past experience, it may confidently be stated that, now the constitution of these substances is 132 understood, their synthetical preparation on an industrial scale is practicable.
— from History of Chemistry, Volume 2 (of 2) From 1850 to 1910 by T. E. (Thomas Edward) Thorpe