Wages, therefore, being highest when this expense is lowest, it seems evident that they are not regulated by what is necessary for this expense, but by the quantity and supposed value of the work.
— from An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith

The quantity of water thrown out of the system by the urine and lungs is scarcely equal to the amount of liquid daily consumed along with the food.
— from The History of Chemistry, Volume 2 (of 2) by Thomas Thomson

Wages, therefore, being highest when this expense is lowest, it seems evident that they are not regulated by what is necessary for this expense, but by the quantity and supposed value of the work.’
— from History of Civilization in England, Vol. 3 of 3 by Henry Thomas Buckle

“Life is sweet, even to the aged; and, for that matter, I've known some that seemed to set much store by it when it got to be of the least value.”
— from The Pathfinder; Or, The Inland Sea by James Fenimore Cooper

The affectation, the self-consciousness, the bombast, the false grandeur of the latter is sufficient evidence that they are neither healthy-minded or trustworthy.
— from The Hermits by Charles Kingsley

The fact that the sexual or reproductive organs are only fully developed later on in life, is sufficient evidence that they are intended for use only when the body has become fully mature and well developed.
— from Plain Facts for Old and Young by John Harvey Kellogg