The same natures must still be chosen, and the preference again given to the surest and the bravest, and, if possible, to the fairest; and, having noble and generous tempers, they should also have the natural gifts which will facilitate their education.
— from The Republic by Plato

Hob the shoemaker, and Pricket the tailor, told him they would most willingly serve him in their several stations if he would promise them never to talk with Lewis Baboon, and let Nicholas Frog, linen-draper, manage his concerns; that they could neither make shoes nor clothes to any that were not in good correspondence with their worthy friend Nicholas.
— from The History of John Bull by John Arbuthnot

Their way of speaking is: “I assert nothing; it is no more so than so, or than neither one nor t’other; I understand it not.
— from Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Complete by Michel de Montaigne

No man subject to such a tax, it is evident, can ever be certain, before he is assessed, of what he is to pay.
— from An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith

And did we not make special provision for this, when we said that the disciples of philosophy were to be orderly and steadfast, not, as now, any chance aspirant or intruder? Very true.
— from The Republic of Plato by Plato

Next morning she again set out and complained of her woes to the wise woman.
— from Household Tales by Brothers Grimm by Wilhelm Grimm

If they were paid to him in his own name, then when his—his death becomes known, the notes may serve to track us since we have no other money.
— from The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale by Joseph Conrad

"But, madam—" "No more, sir; you are too forward," replied the old lady, haughtily.
— from The Children of the New Forest by Frederick Marryat

Christ rejected, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sin, and he who has lived in impenitence dies in despair.
— from Old Wine and New: Occasional Discourses by Joseph Cross

“Your confidence is, I trust, not misplaced, sir,” replied our hero; “and I am just now an idle man.
— from The Poacher; Or, Joseph Rushbrook by Frederick Marryat

There are none more cruelly tyrannical than the people; none more selfishly careless than the upper class.
— from The Forgery; or, Best Intentions. by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James

It is only about nine months since the settlement commenced.
— from Gleanings by the Way by John A. (John Alonzo) Clark

"There is no more," said Daisy, and then started: "Oh, Mr. Clayhanger!
— from These Twain by Arnold Bennett

“I won't play no more,” she sobbed; “'cause I's always it.”
— from Polly of the Circus by Margaret Mayo

Are the Yankees ashamed of it?' "'By no means, sir!
— from Sword and Pen Ventures and Adventures of Willard Glazier by John Algernon Owens