She was dressed as though she were at home, but fashionably and with taste, as ladies are, as a rule, in N. “‘This one would do nicely,’ I thought, looking at her handsome figure and her arms; ‘she is all right. . . .
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

But another power there is, not that only whereby I animate, but that too whereby I imbue with sense my flesh, which the Lord hath framed for me: commanding the eye not to hear, and the ear not to see; but the eye, that through it I should see, and the ear, that through it
— from The Confessions of St. Augustine by Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo

On the other hand, there is no truth of which Plato is more firmly convinced than of the priority of the soul to the body, both in the universe and in man.
— from Timaeus by Plato

A conventional life is not the only wholesome form of existence, and is certainly a most unwholesome and deadening form to the artist; and neither is a dissipated life the only unconventional one open to him.
— from The Practice and Science of Drawing by Harold Speed

Having quite abandoned literature, all I now thought of was leading a quiet life, and one as agreeable as I could make it.
— from The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau — Complete by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

The tobacco used is not the ordinary weed, but a much coarser and stronger one called tunbeki , which comes from Persia.
— from All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers

Of course this is not the only way in which we learn to subordinate our lower selves to our higher.
— from The Principles of Psychology, Volume 1 (of 2) by William James

If the person to whom it is addressed knows how to seize the instant, he may be sure of success, but if not, the opportunity will never be offered him again.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

The fact of the presence of a significant irritation is important for passing judgment, and renders it necessary to observe with the most thorough certainty how this irritation comes about.
— from Criminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and Students by Hans Gross

I have already told you, have I not, that one was elderly, with a beard, and the others young, hairless lads.
— from The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

"Allow me to observe, Madame," said I, "that your shawl is not thrown on with your usual elegance.
— from Memoirs of General Count Rapp, first aide-de-camp to Napoleon by Rapp, Jean, comte

"I never thought of what made me do it.
— from Miss Gibbie Gault by Kate Langley Bosher

It is not that one wants to deprive the savant of his knowledge; one only wants a little common-sense and imaginative sympathy.
— from Joyous Gard by Arthur Christopher Benson

I never tired of watching him at work, and would sit for hours on the stringpiece just above him or on the wharf opposite, while he removed from the side or the bottom of the vessel “hove-down” ribs which had begun to rot, and put others in their places; or renewed the planking on the bottom.
— from She Blows! And Sparm at That! by William John Hopkins

The one who is now talked of will be as haughty as high birth can make her.
— from Memoirs and Historical Chronicles of the Courts of Europe Memoirs of Marguerite de Valois, Queen of France, Wife of Henri IV; of Madame de Pompadour of the Court of Louis XV; and of Catherine de Medici, Queen of France, Wife of Henri II by Mme. Du Hausset

What I term the corrupted Word of God is not that only which is corrupted by the vocal ministry, but that which is corrupted by the internal persuasions of the heart or by opinions of the mind, disagreeing with the Word.
— from Commentary on Genesis, Vol. 1: Luther on the Creation by Martin Luther

Is it not the one which I did not like to leave in the landlord's possession? MAJ.
— from Minna Von Barnhelm by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

"It's true, he's good—he is, now," the old wife nodded, with her slit of a smile; "but," she added, quickly, as if even in her husband's religious past there had been some days of glory, "he was always just—even then—when he beat me." " C'est très femme, çà—hein, mademoiselle? "
— from In and out of Three Normandy Inns by Anna Bowman Dodd