When this power is present, it never results in good, rarely in anything indifferent, and frequently forbidden fruit ripens slowly in its shadow.
— from Criminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and Students by Hans Gross

185 Nil vetitum fecisse volet, quem non pudet alto Per glaciem perone tegi, qui summovet Euros Pellibus inversis; peregrina ignotaque nobis Ad scelus atque nefas, quaecumque est, purpura ducit.’
— from Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Edmund Luce

Luckily for such helpless animals as solitary men, the world is not only good-natured but even friendly and generous; it loves to pardon if pardon is not demanded as a right.
— from The Education of Henry Adams by Henry Adams

We must do as he says, Crito; and therefore let the cup be brought, if the poison is prepared: if not, let the attendant prepare some.
— from Phaedo by Plato

As beliefs of this type are an integral part of the character of the lower orders, I am certain that the passage in Petronius is not devoid of sarcasm; and if such is the case, “contus” cannot be rendered “pole.”
— from The Satyricon — Complete by Petronius Arbiter

Here also does reason presuppose the existence of the systematic unity of various powers—inasmuch as particular laws of nature are subordinate to general laws; and parsimony in principles is not merely an economical principle of reason, but an essential law of nature.
— from The Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant

Whatever revolts may be threatened or accomplished in the ranks of the party outside the House at the polls, its power is never broken inside the House.
— from Congressional Government: A Study in American Politics by Woodrow Wilson

What of the past is past is no matter of regret, but somewhat of the past is imperishable because it is of all time: such is the instinct to build.
— from The Arts and Crafts Movement by T. J. (Thomas James) Cobden-Sanderson

“The Pacific is peaceful in name only.
— from Tom Fairfield at Sea; or, The Wreck of the Silver Star by Allen Chapman

But for dreams, not a few celebrated men who played important parts in national affairs would have been entrapped, and turned aside from their purposes.
— from The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together with Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales by James (Archaeologist) Grant

In Cleveland, in Pittsburgh, in Philadelphia, in New York, and in the oil regions, the business of refining and selling petroleum had reached extensive proportions.
— from The Age of Big Business: A Chronicle of the Captains of Industry by Burton Jesse Hendrick

This curious hypocrisy is practiced both by plants and animals, the object being to secure some personal advantage, usually safety, which would be denied were the organism always to play its part in Nature in propria persona .
— from Natural Law in the Spiritual World by Henry Drummond

Having thus proved its practicability in Norfolk Island, and satisfied himself of its advantages, he wishes now to introduce it into England; and, with a view of obtaining a favourable hearing and efficient support, he has procured it to be referred to a committee of the "Society for Promoting the Amendment of the Law."
— from Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 374, December, 1846 by Various

The missionaries felt restrained by their instructions from home, and the clergymen thought that it did not comport with their order 'to take part in politics!' I never heard of a single planter who was favorable, until about three months before the emancipation took place; when some few of them began to perceive that it would be advantageous to their interests .
— from The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 2 of 4 by American Anti-Slavery Society