‘Devils are our sins in perspective,’ says George Herbert.
— from Demonology and Devil-lore by Moncure Daniel Conway

no credit to buy any; besides, the taking away and spending of (it is possible) several goods that would have been either rejected or abatement made for them before used.
— from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys

In passing from the emotional to the intellectual phase, sympathy gains in extent and stability.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. (Ernest Watson) Burgess

These are the words of the law upon the subject: “If peradventure some great inconvenience happen, for which there is no remedy, the haven is near, and a man may save himself by swimming out of his body as out of a leaky skiff; for ‘tis the fear of dying, and not the love of life, that ties the fool to his body.”
— from Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Complete by Michel de Montaigne

They fell upon us like the very furies themselves, with the most horrible yells; we employed, however, our heavy guns, muskets, and crossbows, with so much effect, and received those who pressed eagerly upon us with such well-directed blows and thrusts, that considerable destruction was made among their ranks, nor did they allow us to approach so near to them as in the previous battle: our cavalry, in particular, showed great skill and bravery, so that they, next to the Almighty, were the principal means of saving us.
— from The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. by Bernal Díaz del Castillo

He contemplated with serene satisfaction this perspective view of calm and solitary retirement in a chateau lost to view in the depths of the forest, where he could in perfect security give himself up to the studious contemplative life which he loved so much, far from all worldly frivolities and restraint.
— from A Woodland Queen ('Reine des Bois') — Volume 1 by André Theuriet

“And is it possible, Sir Gervaise, that these thirteen vessels that follow you are all prizes captured by your galley alone?”
— from A Knight of the White Cross: A Tale of the Siege of Rhodes by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty

is parent shall give him Mr. Seton’s ‘Two Little Savages.’
— from Paths of Judgement by Anne Douglas Sedgwick

It is one in which the parallel fails chiefly in presenting stronger grounds for a permanent disruption.
— from The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 48, October, 1861 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics by Various

And, were it possible so great an army, Though cover'd with the night, could be so near, The governor cannot be so unfriended Among the many that attend his person, But, by some secret means, he should have notice Of Cæsar's purpose;—in this, then, excuse me, If I appear incredulous.
— from The Plays of Philip Massinger, Vol. I by Philip Massinger