I put certain definite questions to each in regard to the effect of separate confinement on themselves, and, so far as they could tell me, on other prisoners, prefacing each conversation by the information that I was in no way connected with the prison authorities.
— from A Sheaf by John Galsworthy

Confucian concepts (marked by a * in the translation) ————————— "wise, wisdom" : as it says "kindness" : benevolence, kindheartedness "righteousness" : doing the right thing, personal honor, knowing right from wrong, being morally upright "propriety" : proper etiquette, courtesy; being formal, respectful "respect" : an inner attitude of respectfulness and/or reverence "noble man" : literally "son of the ruler", it can mean "nobleman" (one who belongs to the nobility), but also one who is noble or moral in character; sometimes translated by others as "gentleman" or "superior man" References ————— Robert Eno, "Guanzi : 'The Inner Enterprise'", 2005 Russell Kirkland, "Neiye : Inner Cultivation", 1998 Russell Kirkland, "Varieties of Taoism in Ancient China", 1997 Michael LaFargue, "Tao and Method", 1994
— from Study of Inner Cultivation by Anonymous

"Canst furnish us with a horse apiece?" Ignoring the question, the barber counted the pieces, putting each coin between his toothless gums, as if doubtful of their quality.
— from The Winning of the Golden Spurs by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman

[50] See, for a study of his views, the popular publication, Einiges Christenthum , Berlin, 1893, and the weekly paper (since 1894), Versöhrung ( Reconciliation ).
— from Anarchism: A Criticism and History of the Anarchist Theory by E. V. (Ernst Viktor) Zenker

We do not at all confound action and passion, President Edwards contends, by supposing that acts of the soul are effects, wherein the soul is the object of something acting upon and influencing it, p. 203.
— from An Examination of President Edwards' Inquiry into the Freedom of the Will by Albert Taylor Bledsoe

Numerous graves were camouflaged by flower-beds, trees, plants, paths, et cetera , but no disguise can ever hide the bloody crimes committed by the Hitlerite evildoers.
— from Trial of the Major War Criminals Before the International Military Tribunal, Nuremburg, 14 November 1945-1 October 1946, Volume 7 by Various