Bassi was kind enough not to press me to take part in this banquet, and I felt obliged to him.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

"Dear Laura" was to pay him a little visit that evening, and to be kind enough not to make a scene.
— from The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins

The only one of your friends I like is that little Mr. Bry—HE'S funny—" but Lily knew enough not to press the point, and was not altogether sorry to be thus distinguished at her friend's expense.
— from The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton

When he had here served God in solitude many years, the mound which encompassed his dwelling being so high, that he could see nothing from it but heaven, which he thirsted to enter, it happened that a great synod was assembled in the presence of King Egfrid, near the river Alne, at a place called Adtuifyrdi, 750 which signifies “at the two fords,” in which Archbishop Theodore, of blessed memory, presided, and there Cuthbert was, with one mind and consent of all, chosen bishop of the church of Lindisfarne.
— from Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England by Bede, the Venerable, Saint

My good knave Eros, now thy captain is Even such a body.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

It was in vain that I begged our kind entertainers not to put themselves to the least trouble on our account, telling them that we were now used to the woods, and contented with anything; they were determined to exhaust all their stores to furnish forth the entertainment.
— from Roughing It in the Bush by Susanna Moodie

From that meeting King Inge went eastward to Viken, and King Eystein north to Throndhjem; and they had no intercourse with each other, nor were the messages which passed between them very friendly, and on both sides they killed each other's friends.
— from Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson

I know even now that you will take something from the woman and be unable to save me.’
— from Grimms' Fairy Tales by Wilhelm Grimm

Julia knew even now that it was an ill-fated love; she knew that deep under this first strangely thrilling current of pride and joy ran the cold waters of renunciation.
— from The Story of Julia Page by Kathleen Thompson Norris

"You seem to know enough not to answer questions about yourself," observed Buck—"try and be as clever if anybody quizzes you about this wagon."
— from Bart Stirling's Road to Success; Or, The Young Express Agent by Allen Chapman

He knew, of course, that Miner Black was there, but Miner knew enough not to say anything.
— from Won in the Ninth The first of a series of stories for boys on sports to be known as The Matty Books by Christy Mathewson

He admired the boy's pluck, and his keen eyes noticed the signs of discomfort which Sax could not possibly hide.
— from In the Musgrave Ranges by Conrad H. (Conrad Harvey) Sayce

But I will make him know enough not to steal again, the little thief!"
— from A Little Wizard by Stanley John Weyman

Was it possible that she had not mentioned it; that his mother did not know even now; that there was still hope?
— from A Valiant Ignorance; vol. 2 of 3 A Novel in Three Volumes by Mary Angela Dickens

Legal system: currently being defined Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal Executive branch: chief of state: King Norodom SIHANOUK (reinstated 24 September 1993) head of government: power shared between First Prime Minister Prince Norodom RANARIDDH (since NA 1993) and Second Prime Minister HUN SEN (since NA 1993) cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the king elections : none; the king is a constitutional monarch; prime ministers appointed by the king Legislative branch: unicameral National Assembly (120 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: last held 23
— from The 1997 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

"He knows enough not to do things, does Griggs.
— from How the Garden Grew by Maud Maryon

[46] “I—I am afraid I am in the way although you were kind enough not to say so,” Rose suggested, finding it difficult to explain what had inspired her visit with so many faces turned away from hers.
— from The Camp Fire Girls Amid the Snows by Margaret Vandercook

And so, madam, finding as you have been told a parcel of trumpery tales, I hope in God you will be kind enough not to believe one of them; now that you see they are all false.
— from The Adventures of Hugh Trevor by Thomas Holcroft