L'industrie des hommes s'épuise à briguer les charges, il ne leur en reste plus pour en remplir les devoirs
— from Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources Including Phrases, Mottoes, Maxims, Proverbs, Definitions, Aphorisms, and Sayings of Wise Men, in Their Bearing on Life, Literature, Speculation, Science, Art, Religion, and Morals, Especially in the Modern Aspects of Them by Wood, James, Rev.

Le Commissaire protège: le droit du public d'utiliser le français ou l'anglais pour communiquer avec les institutions fédérales et pour en recevoir les services là où la loi et le règlement sur les langues officielles le prévoient; le droit des fonctionnaires de travailler dans l'une ou l'autre langue officielle dans les régions désignées à cette fin ; le droit de tous les Canadiens et
— from Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas by Marie Lebert

photograph, color photograph, black-and-white photograph, holograph, heliograph; daguerreotype, talbotype[obs3], calotype[obs3], heliotype[obs3]; negative, positive; print, glossy print, matte print; enlargement, reduction, life-size print; instant photo, Polaroid photo. technicolor, Kodachrome, Ektachrome; Polaroid.
— from Roget's Thesaurus by Peter Mark Roget

de dormir si profondément?--Tu n'en parles que par envie, répondit la marmotte, et tu me fais pitié.
— from French Conversation and Composition by Harry Vincent Wann

Mais le maréchal change aussitôt la disposition du combat; quoique malade, il charge trois fois en personne et ramène la victoire sous nos drapeaux.
— from French Conversation and Composition by Harry Vincent Wann

A l'origine (en juillet 1996, ndlr), l'objectif était de présenter et relater les grands événements de l'Ouest en invitant les internautes à une promenade dans un grand nombre de pages consacrées à nos régions (tourisme, industrie, recherche, culture).
— from Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas by Marie Lebert

social gathering, social reunion; assembly &c. (assemblage) 72; barbecue [U. S.], bee; corn-husking [U. S.], corn-shucking [U. S.]; house raising, barn raising; husking, husking-bee [U. S.]; infare[obs3]. party, entertainment, reception, levee, at, home, conversazione[It], soiree, matine; evening party, morning party, afternoon party, bridge party, garden party, surprise party; kettle, kettle drum; partie carre[Fr], dish of tea, ridotto[obs3], rout|!; housewarming; ball, festival &c; smoker, smoker-party;sociable
— from Roget's Thesaurus by Peter Mark Roget

Les deux créations se complètent et sont vraiment à placer en regard l'une de l'autre.
— from Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas by Marie Lebert

He listened, while Pauline explained, really listened, instead of merely seeming to.
— from The S. W. F. Club by Caroline Emilia Jacobs

But if any people ever regarded life as a mere academy of preparation for eternity, it was the mysterious and fascinating race whose vast remains litter the banks of the world's most ancient river, and frown upon the less majestic undertakings of a civilization which has usurped the theatre of their myriad wondrous deeds.
— from Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt by Lewis Spence

On the other side, on the whole regarding Egyptian creeds as a complex mass of early uncivilised and popular ideas, with a later priestly religion tending towards pantheism and monotheism, are M. Maspero, Professor Tiele, Professor Lieblein (English readers may consult his pamphlet, Egyptian Religion , Leipzig, 1884), M. Edward Meyer, ( Geschichte des Alterthums , Stuttgart, 1884), Herr Pietsch.
— from Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Andrew Lang

Legal system: based on civil law system; no judicial review of legislative acts Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal for all Estonian citizens Executive branch: chief of state: President Lennart MERI (since 5 October 1992) head of government: Prime Minister Mart LAAR (since 29 March 1999) cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister, approved by Parliament elections: president elected by Parliament for a five-year term; if he or she does not secure two-thirds of the votes after three rounds of balloting, then an electoral assembly (made up of Parliament plus members of local governments) elects the president, choosing between the two candidates with the largest percentage of votes; election last held August-September 1996 (next to be held in the fall of 2001); prime minister nominated by the president and approved by Parliament election results: Lennart MERI reelected president by an electoral assembly after Parliament was unable to break a deadlock between MERI and RUUTEL; percent of electoral assembly vote - Lennart MERI 61%, Arnold RUUTEL 39% Legislative branch: unicameral Parliament or Riigikogu (101 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms) elections: last held 7 March 1999 (next to be held NA March 2003)
— from The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Oui, Monsieur, si ce livre est en apparence l'histoire des Toltèques et ensuite des rois de Colhuacan et de Mexico, il présente, en réalité, le récit du cataclysme qui bouleversa le monde, il y a quelques six ou sept mille ans, et constitua les continents dans leur état actuel.
— from The Native Races [of the Pacific states], Volume 5, Primitive History The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 5 by Hubert Howe Bancroft

Till, at a shiver in the skies, Vanishing with Satanic cries, The prim ecclesiastic rout Leaves but a startled sleeper-out, Grey heavens, the first bird's drowsy calls, The falling house that never falls.
— from Poems of To-Day: an Anthology by Various

First, Uncle Johnny had said that he'd "fix" it with Mrs. Westley that Isobel and Gyp should remain at Kettle a month longer, then Mrs. Allan had driven over from Cobble and announced that she was going to have a house-party and her guests were going to be Pat Everett, Renée La Due and her brother, and Peggy and Garrett Lee, and Garrett Lee was going to bring Dana King.
— from Highacres by Jane Abbott