As not much reliance can be placed upon human integrity, the principle that it is more essential to arouse fear than to invite confidence would not, perhaps, be a false one, if we were living in a state of nature, where every man would have to protect himself and directly maintain his own rights.
— from The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer: the Wisdom of Life by Arthur Schopenhauer

He was a disciple of the last-named philosopher, and held the same principles; he also denied the existence of the soul after death.
— from Bacon's Essays, and Wisdom of the Ancients by Francis Bacon

M., 6th October, 1829, Julia, dau. of John Peter Hankey, and d. in 1834 leaving issue.
— from The Waterloo Roll Call With Biographical Notes and Anecdotes by Charles Dalton

Ware the description of the goods die besonderen Auslegungen the special interpretations die besonderen Bedingungen the particular conditions die bestätigende Bank the confirming bank die Bestätigung hinzufügen to add the confirmation die bestehen zwischen existing between die Bestimmungen des Artikels B.5 the provisions of article b.5 die Bestimmungen eines Gesetzes the provisions of a law die Bestimmungen von Artikel 1 the provisions of Article 1 die Beteiligten the parties thereto die Beteiligten sind the parties hereto are die betreffende ausländische Währung the relative foreign currency die betreffende Information the relevant information die betroffenen Parteien the parties involved die Beziehung zwischen the relationship between die Bilanz ziehen draw the balance die briefliche Bestätigung the mail confirmation die britische Staatsangehörigkeit erwerben to acquire the British nationality die Bücher abschließen close the books die Bücher führen keep accounts die Bücher führen keep books die Bücher zum Abschluss bringen make up one's accounts die damit verbundenen Kosten the cost involved die damit verbundenen
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

Most men show something of their disposition in their own houses, which they have concealed elsewhere, and Sir Percival has already displayed a mania for order and regularity, which is quite a new revelation of him, so far as my previous knowledge of his character is concerned.
— from The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins

All the barons said they would pray him and desire him.
— from Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 by Malory, Thomas, Sir

205 nor can anyone say that there was ever a dissension in any city as to the pronunciation of Telchines: nor in a private house any difference between man and wife as to woof and warp.
— from Plutarch's Morals by Plutarch

On Saturday nights, also, a number of balls were generally given in Packingtown; each man would bring his “girl” with him, paying half a dollar for a ticket, and several dollars additional for drinks in the course of the festivities, which continued until three or four o'clock in the morning, unless broken up by fighting.
— from The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

“I know not why you meddle,” said Fernand, seizing his arm; “but this I know, you have some motive of personal hatred against Dantès, for he who himself hates is never mistaken in the sentiments of others.”
— from The Count of Monte Cristo, Illustrated by Alexandre Dumas

Constant frequent meetings of the legislative, and long continuations of their assemblies, without necessary occasion, could not but be burdensome to the people, and must necessarily in time produce more dangerous inconveniencies, and yet the quick turn of affairs might be sometimes such as to need their present help: any delay of their convening might endanger the public; and sometimes too their business might be so great, that the limited time of their sitting might be too short for their work, and rob the public of that benefit which could be had only from their mature deliberation.
— from Second Treatise of Government by John Locke

From there he could not see his face; and again he saw Fleur—in his mother's hands, slim and white on the keys, in the profile of her face and her powdery hair; and down the long room in the open window where the May night walked outside.
— from The Works of John Galsworthy An Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Galsworthy by John Galsworthy

When the Protestants went on heaping injuries on the Catholics in the knowledge that the people remained fixed in Catholicism, they were only acting as religious persecutors have always done.
— from The Evolution of States by J. M. (John Mackinnon) Robertson

We sometimes meet with persons of such peculiar habits and dispositions, that, whenever they are encountered, the feelings are wounded or the temper crossed by their ill-timed or ill-natured remarks.
— from Common Sense Applied to Religion; Or, The Bible and the People by Catharine Esther Beecher

Hence neither Bertrand’s scornful father, his desponding mother, nor his sneering cousins (utterly astounded though they all were by this prediction) had a doubt that this clumsy, ill-favoured lad of whom they were so ashamed was destined to rise above them all; but how, no one could imagine.
— from Under the Flag of France: A Tale of Bertrand du Guesclin by David Ker

They could see pretty plainly, however, and did not fail to notice the fact that the strange woman appeared to be pleading for some favor.
— from The Yellow Face by Fred M. (Fred Merrick) White

A little while after the ordeal had passed, Herbert and Donald were telling each other what had been in their thoughts during those tense moments when the heavy footfalls were drawing nearer.
— from The Brighton Boys in the Argonne Forest by James R. Driscoll

This happened perhaps half a dozen times; the well-aimed shells dropped now behind, now on the hills; there was no reply; and in half an hour the mounted infantry were riding over the kopjes.
— from The Relief of Mafeking How it Was Accomplished by Mahon's Flying Column; with an Account of Some Earlier Episodes in the Boer War of 1899-1900 by Filson Young