There is no such thing as a right to live, a right to work, or a right to be happy: in this respect man is not different from the meanest worm.
— from The Will to Power: An Attempted Transvaluation of All Values. Book III and IV by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

It is precisely because Christianity has not done this, that it has been the religion of the progressive portion of mankind, and Islamism, Brahminism, &c., have been those of the stationary portions; or rather (for there is no such thing as a really stationary society) of the declining portions.
— from The Subjection of Women by John Stuart Mill

If there is no such thing as a resurrection of the dead, then Christ Himself has not risen to life.
— from Weymouth New Testament in Modern Speech, 1 Corinthians by Richard Francis Weymouth

To end its pain Thou raisedst thy hunting spear, but stumbling would 42 Have wrenched I know not what of this most dear Anatomy, had I not seized thine arm And righted thee.
— from The Romance of a Princess: A Comedy; and Other Poems by Amy Redpath Roddick

"He is not so tipsy, at any rate, but what he knows his fault," said Charlotte.
— from Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope

To a good rider there is no such thing as a restive horse.
— from Hand-book for Horsewomen by H. L. de (Henry L. de) Bussigny

There is no such thing as a ragged Acadian, and I never yet saw one begging his bread.
— from Nature and Human Nature by Thomas Chandler Haliburton

If there is no such thing as a resurrection of the dead, then Christ did not rise; and if Christ did not rise then our preaching is of no value and your faith also is of no value.
— from The Children's Bible by Henry A. Sherman

— “They may say what they like,” observed the spouse, drawing herself up; “but there is no such thing as a really urbane air to be got out of Rome.”
— from Valerius. A Roman Story by J. G. (John Gibson) Lockhart

It was because of such considerations that Sir R. Buller reported to Lord Roberts on his arrival that "there is no such thing as a rapid advance anywhere in South Africa, except by railway."
— from History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government by Great Britain. War Office

“I know, and yet I begin to realize how true it is that there is no such thing as absolute right or wrong.
— from The Daughters of Danaus by Mona Caird

There is no such thing as a road, of course.
— from Dariel: A Romance of Surrey by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore