It was found that the area would require five times as much water as had been first estimated.
— from The Jewish State by Theodor Herzl

At thy first encounter with any one, say presently to thyself: This man, what are his opinions concerning that which is good or evil?
— from Meditations by Emperor of Rome Marcus Aurelius

When he was meditating his incestuous marriage with Agrippina, he was perpetually calling her, “My daughter, my nursling, born and brought up upon my lap.”
— from The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Complete by Suetonius

Yet this same wind is unknown in other parts, not even reaching Vienne, a city in the same province; for meeting with a high ridge of hills, just before it arrives at that district, it is checked, although it be the most violent of all the winds.
— from The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 1 (of 6) by the Elder Pliny

The most solemn moment was at hand.
— from Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

I said, but now, that there could be no good event for him, or thee, or me, who are here wandering together in this gloomy maze of evil, and stumbling at every step over the guilt wherewith we have strewn our path.
— from The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Mrs Wilfer admonished her; 'Bella, you must conquer this.' 'Yes, do what your Ma says, and conquer it, my dear,' urged Mrs Boffin, 'because we shall be so glad to have you, and because you are much too pretty to keep yourself shut up.'
— from Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens

Also Madame Haupt, the midwife, was after him for some money.
— from The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

At the same instant—but who, knowing that a house of glass is about to be shattered, can refrain from admiring its glitter in the beams?—Ipley crooned a ready accompaniment: the sleepers had been awakened: the women and the men were alive, half-dancing, half-chorusing here a baby was tossed, and there an old fellow's elbow worked mutely, expressive of the rollicking gaiety within him: the whole length of the booth was in a pleasing simmer, ready to overboil with shouts humane and cheerful, while Emilia pitched her note and led; archly, and quite one with them all, and yet in a way that critical Wilfrid could not object to, so plainly did she sing to give happiness.
— from Sandra Belloni (originally Emilia in England) — Complete by George Meredith

But after such perplexity of councils and such fluctuation of conduct, it is necessary to inquire more particularly what are the present intentions of the ministry, what alliances have been formed, and what conditions are required to be fulfilled.
— from The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Volume 10 Parlimentary Debates I by Samuel Johnson

Following his suggestion, Chot, Tom and Bert started in pursuit of the skiff, which they had no difficulty in overtaking, because they could paddle all around any man with a heavy skiff and an ordinary pair of oars.
— from Comrades on River and Lake by Ralph Victor

[Pg 239] To the mother who adores her son, every girl who smiles at him has matrimonial designs.
— from Threads of Grey and Gold by Myrtle Reed

x. 1 As a dead fly maketh sweet ointment to stink, So a little folly overpowereth (much) wisdom and honour.
— from Expositor's Bible: The Book of Ecclesiastes by Samuel Cox

Nothing so provokes a man with a heart as this strategy.
— from The Works of Balzac: A linked index to all Project Gutenberg editions by Honoré de Balzac

There were naphtha flares in the fog, dingy folk in muddy ways, and houses that kept to one place.
— from London River by H. M. (Henry Major) Tomlinson

In 1851 Millet was at his height, if one considers what he had already achieved by his “great agrarian poems,” as they have been called.
— from Dumas' Paris by M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield

One of his associates, both in political life and permanent renown, is said to have characterized him as a "man without a head or heart."
— from A Book of Autographs by Nathaniel Hawthorne

I chose a sequestered corner and worked all a summer morning with a heavy spade in the fury of this high emprise, but I only got the length of the spade on the journey and retired from the task with a sense of the bitter futility of life.
— from Leaves in the Wind by A. G. (Alfred George) Gardiner