In fact, it is no fire at all, but only a deception."
— from The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum

This is the condition of mind called vulgarity , in which the only active elements are the organs of sense, and that small amount of intellect which is necessary for apprehending the data of sense.
— from The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer: the Wisdom of Life by Arthur Schopenhauer

It heals green wounds speedily, or any ulcers, imposthumes, or bleedings inward, also tumours in any part of the body; for the decoction or powder in drink taken, and the juice used outwardly, dissipates the humours: and there is not found any herb that can give such present help either to man or beast, when the disease falleth upon the lungs or throat, and to heal up putrid malignant ulcers in the mouth, throat, and privities, by gargling or washing with the decoction of the leaves and roots made in water, and a little honey put thereto.
— from The Complete Herbal To which is now added, upwards of one hundred additional herbs, with a display of their medicinal and occult qualities physically applied to the cure of all disorders incident to mankind: to which are now first annexed, the English physician enlarged, and key to Physic. by Nicholas Culpeper

Quum irasceretur furor eorum in nos, forsitan aqua absorbuisset nos; when he drank the great draught.
— from Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais

And besides, it is natural for a vulgar man to be violently agitated by the sight of opposition in any form; and in this case envy comes in as the secret cause of his hostility.
— from The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; Counsels and Maxims by Arthur Schopenhauer

As in the old days I had been heartily encouraged by the warm and friendly sympathy of this naturally cultured woman, I now felt as if cold water had been suddenly poured down my back.
— from My Life — Volume 1 by Richard Wagner

It took its name from Agrippina, the wife of Claudius and the mother of Nero, who was born there, and who, as Tacitus says, to show off her power to the allied nations, planted a colony of veteran soldiers in her native city, and gave to it her own name.
— from The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 1 (of 6) by the Elder Pliny

n, when they receive good from him of whom they were expecting evil, are bound more closely to their benefactor; thus the people quickly become more devoted to him than if he had been raised to the principality by their favours; and the prince can win their affections in many ways, but as these vary according to the circumstances one cannot give fixed rules, so I omit them; but, I repeat, it is necessary for a prince to have the people friendly, otherwise he has no security in adversity.
— from The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli

He told me it was utterly unknown to the ancients; and derived its name from an Arabian word, which I might easily perceive by the sound and termination.
— from The Adventures of Roderick Random by T. (Tobias) Smollett

It is these which are often unbearable to us—inflict torments in comparison with which all the sufferings of the animal world are very small; for even our own physical pain is not felt at all when they are present.
— from The World as Will and Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) by Arthur Schopenhauer

It is needful for all men, if they do not mean to be torn to pieces, to master the animal that is in them, and the wild thing that has been created out of them.
— from Expositions of Holy Scripture: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus and Numbers by Alexander Maclaren

He has not been registered here under the day of his decease according to Mr. Syke’s obit, but it is not fitting as regards this work, that Brown should die for ever, and therefore, from a gentleman who knew him, the reader will please to accept the following Memoir of James Brown .
— from The Every-day Book and Table Book. v. 2 (of 3) or Everlasting Calendar of Popular Amusements, Sports, Pastimes, Ceremonies, Manners, Customs and Events, Incident to Each of the Three Hundred and Sixty-five Days, in past and Present Times; Forming a Complete History of the Year, Month, and Seasons, and a Perpetual Key to the Almanac by William Hone

If no friends come for them, they are kept on Ellis Island till their friends are found; and if no friends are found, they are sent back to their own country.
— from The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 19, March 18, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls by Various

Our knowledge, which year by year increases, comes from coins, from inscriptions; notably from a pillar which now stands in the fort at Allahabad.
— from India Through the Ages: A Popular and Picturesque History of Hindustan by Flora Annie Webster Steel

This State takes its name from an island in [Pg 46] Narraganset bay.
— from The Boston School Atlas, Embracing a Compendium of Geography by B. Franklin (Benjamin Franklin) Edmands

It is surprising how keen and sensitive the eye and ear become to all woodland sounds and trifling incidents necessary for a hunter to observe and note, to lead him up to the game he is seeking; a broken stick, a crushed leaf or blade of grass, a broken twig where the game has passed, must be keenly looked for.
— from Twenty-Five Years in a Waggon in South Africa: Sport and Travel in South Africa by Andrew A. Anderson

"It is he," said Léodgard; "and he is not far away."
— from The Bath Keepers; Or, Paris in Those Days, v.1 (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume VII) by Paul de Kock

It is now found apparently wild in Great Britain and Ireland, growing in waste places, especially near the sea and amongst ruins.
— from The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

The Treaty of St. Germain-en-Laye, or rather one of two treaties signed on the same day, provided for the restitution to France of all places occupied by the English in New France, Acadia, and Canada.
— from A Historical Geography of the British Colonies, Vol. V Canada—Part I, Historical by Lucas, Charles Prestwood, Sir