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— from The Online World by Odd De Presno

In riotous orgies and debauchery, receiving everything from society and giving nothing in return.
— from War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

Look at the needle of the manometer; it shows that the Nautilus is rising, but the block of ice is floating with it; and, until some obstacle stops its ascending motion, our position cannot be altered.
— from Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea by Jules Verne

"I know," thought the poor man, "that my neighbour is rich, but he is as hard as he is rich.
— from Household Tales by Brothers Grimm by Wilhelm Grimm

And Last TREASURE ISLAND To S.L.O., an American gentleman in accordance with whose classic taste the following narrative has been designed, it is now, in return for numerous delightful hours, and with the kindest wishes, dedicated by his affectionate friend, the author.
— from Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

This will last out a night in Russia, When nights are longest there; I'll take my leave, And leave you to the hearing of the cause, Hoping you'll find good cause to whip them all.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

Idea , on the other hand, develops, in him who has comprehended it, ideas which are new as regards the concept of the same name; it resembles a living organism, developing itself and possessed of the power of reproduction, which brings forth what was not put into it.
— from The World as Will and Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) by Arthur Schopenhauer

“Have you ever heard where his first wife came from?” “No, I remember his saying that she was of German extraction, and I have seen her portrait.
— from The Valley of Fear by Arthur Conan Doyle

Again it is not in reference to the feeling of pleasure, or to the sum of pleasures, that we think a final purpose of creation as given; i.e. we do not estimate that absolute worth by well-being or by enjoyment (whether bodily or mental), or in a word, by happiness.
— from Kant's Critique of Judgement by Immanuel Kant

The nut is rounded or acute at the base with a short point, rounded at the apex, very slightly or not at all ridged, pale colored, from 1.2-1.5 cm.
— from Trees of Indiana First Revised Edition (Publication No. 13, Department of Conservation, State of Indiana) by Charles Clemon Deam

Some readers may recall the echo in the baptistery at Pisa, as we did when we heard this new delight in the Taj, but that echo compares with this, well, say as the Taj compares to Milan Cathedral—and now I repent me for comparing the Taj to any other material structure.
— from Round the World by Andrew Carnegie

If he should advance some sum of which he should later feel in need I rely on you to pay it back.
— from The Marriage Contract by Honoré de Balzac

The old woman nodded, “I reckon we would, but there’s others have the first right an’ we’ll be thankful for two weeks more.”
— from Sisters by Grace May North

1 It is probable that, as suggested by Captain Luard, the name is really a corruption of Vindhya or Vindhyela, a dweller in the Vindhya hills, where, according to their own tradition, the clan had its birth.
— from The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India, Volume 4 by R. V. (Robert Vane) Russell

Vichy in France, Sprüdel in Germany, and Narzan in Russia (in Kislovodsk near Piatigorsk) are known for their carbonated gaseous waters.
— from The Principles of Chemistry, Volume I by Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleyev

The princely neighbor and name of her companion, appeared to be alike matters of indifference to her; neither did she deem it necessary to give her own name in return.
— from The Northern Light by E. Werner

The four stages of man's short life, infancy, childhood, maturity, and decrepit age, not ill represented by one of the ancient artists, shew the sad but not slow progress we make to this dark abode; while the last judgment, hell, and paradise inform us what events of the utmost consequence are to follow our journey.
— from Observations and Reflections Made in the Course of a Journey through France, Italy, and Germany, Vol. 1 (of 2) by Hester Lynch Piozzi