There is no such thing as moral phenomena, but only a moral interpretation of phenomena.
— from Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Commerce will then sink to a mere brokerage, paid, like any other species of labor, according to its repugnance, as the army is now sinking to a mere police force.
— from Cannibals all! or, Slaves without masters by George Fitzhugh

It is not strange that a man possessed of such firmness, such perseverance and such energy should become wealthy.
— from The Story of a Life by J. Breckenridge (John Breckenridge) Ellis

Anyone who thinks that there is no such thing as motion picture acting is probably still wondering whether the Germans will win the war.
— from Breaking into the movies by Anita Loos

The type of any race of animals is not to be taken from monsters, nor is the law of the variations of the magnetic needle near ferruginous rocks or in an iron vessel to be paraded as a proof that there is no such thing as magnetic polarity.
— from Four Phases of Morals: Socrates, Aristotle, Christianity, Utilitarianism by John Stuart Blackie

“There is no such thing as magic” philosophizes “She” —the author forgetting that “magic” in early days still meant the great Science of Wisdom, and that Ayesha could not possibly know anything of the modern perversion of thought— “though,” she adds, “there is such a thing as knowledge of the Secrets of Nature.”
— from The Secret Doctrine, Vol. 2 of 4 by H. P. (Helena Petrovna) Blavatsky

Is nought said there about military preparations?"
— from Beric the Briton : a Story of the Roman Invasion by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty