He was doomed to eternal ignominy; he never recovered even political power and influence; he did not receive even adequate patronage as a lawyer.
— from Beacon Lights of History, Volume 11: American Founders by John Lord

No ruler, except possibly Peter the Great, ever gave so many ex cathedra opinions on so many different subjects in the same length of time, and of course it cannot be supposed that he has not made mistakes, but it shows that it is only by prodigious industry that he has been able to gather the materials on which these utterances are based.
— from Scientific American Supplement, No. 1157, March 5, 1898 by Various

oculis dei opem implorare; non religionis ergo peregre proficisci, non per vias ante crucium simulacra caput aperire; sacra alio ritu, & populari lingua celebrare; non denique Pontifici aut Episcopis honorem deferre, sed quosdam e suo numero delectos pro antistibus & doctoribus habere.
— from The Works of Voltaire, Vol. IV of XLIII. Romances, Vol. III of III, and A Treatise on Toleration. by Voltaire

Roll it out thin and evenly, and put a portion of it nicely round each partridge, pressing it on closely with your hand, and forming it into the shape of a large pear.
— from Miss Leslie's Lady's New Receipt-Book, 3rd ed. A Useful Guide for Large or Small Families, Containing Directions for Cooking, Preserving, Pickling... by Eliza Leslie

Ware Our Father, while our hearts unlearn— Holmes, O. W. Our house, our God, we give to Thee— Lowell Our pilgrim brethren, dwelling far— Livermore, S. W. Out of every clime and people— Longfellow, S. Out of the dark, the circling sphere— Longfellow, S. Out of the heart of nature rolled— Emerson P Peace, peace on earth!
— from American Unitarian Hymn Writers and Hymns by Henry Wilder Foote

And modern thought does profess this: there is no absolute truth, no religio et philosophia perennis ; different principles and views are justified and even necessary for different times and even classes.
— from The Freedom of Science by Josef Donat