Then on the seventh day, whereon they were to expound the riddle proposed to them, they met together before sun-setting, and said, "Nothing is more disagreeable than a lion to those that light on it, and nothing is sweeter than honey to those that make use of it."
— from Antiquities of the Jews by Flavius Josephus

To which Samson made this rejoinder: "Nothing is more deceitful than a woman for such was the person that discovered my interpretation to you."
— from Antiquities of the Jews by Flavius Josephus

Nothing is more disagreeable than a man's over-weaning conceit of himself: Every one almost has a strong propensity to this vice: No one can well distinguish in himself betwixt the vice and virtue, or be certain, that his esteem of his own merit is well-founded: For these reasons, all direct expressions of this passion are condemned; nor do we make any exception to this rule in favour of men of sense and merit.
— from A Treatise of Human Nature by David Hume

Nevertheless I must describe them also in a brief summary.
— from The Works of the Emperor Julian, Vol. 1 by Emperor of Rome Julian

To an envious man nothing is more delightful than another's misfortune, and nothing more painful than another's success.
— from Ethics by Benedictus de Spinoza

It's not in my department, that ain't.' 'Wot department has he got, Fagin?' inquired Master Bates, surveying Noah's lank form with much disgust.
— from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

Of the melancholy objects of nature, none is more depressing than a large expanse of stagnant waters.
— from Tarry thou till I come; or, Salathiel, the wandering Jew. by George Croly

Besides, nothing is more dreadful than a husband who keeps telling you everything he thinks, and always wants to know what you think.
— from Getting Married by Bernard Shaw

Nothing is more distressing to a sensitive person, or more ridiculous to one gifted with an esprit moqueur , than to see a lady laboring under the consciousness of a fine gown; or a gentleman who is stiff, awkward, and ungainly in a bran-new coat.
— from Martine's Hand-book of Etiquette, and Guide to True Politeness by Arthur Martine

Nothing is more distressing to a sensitive person, or more ridiculous to one gifted with refinement, than to see a lady laboring under the consciousness of a fine gown or a gentleman who is stiff, awkward and ungainly in a brand-new coat.
— from Searchlights on Health: The Science of Eugenics by B. G. (Benjamin Grant) Jefferis

While nothing is more beautiful than a carefully prepared collection of moths, butterflies, and beetles with their infinite variety of form and colour, nothing is more disgusting than a badly preserved collection of distorted, shrivelled, vermin-infested specimens.
— from Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study by Ontario. Department of Education

Nothing is more dangerous than a beautiful melody!
— from The Case of Wagner Complete Works, Volume 8 by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

If spiritus Mindereri is preferred to the nitre, it may be given from two drachms to half an ounce for a dose, and it is better to administer it separately; for if it should not be exactly neutralized, it may decompose the antimonial, and render it inactive.
— from Observations on the Diseases of Seamen by Blane, Gilbert, Sir

For instance, I notice in my diary that at the end of March we were enchanted to read a Weekly Times of January 5.
— from South African Memories Social, Warlike & Sporting from Diaries Written at the Time by Wilson, Sarah Isabella Augusta, Lady

It’s not in my department, that ain’t.’
— from Cruikshank's Water Colours by William Harrison Ainsworth