To the intending robber we will say—O sir, the complaint which troubles you is not human; but some curse has fallen upon you, inherited from the crimes of your ancestors, of which you must purge yourself: go and sacrifice to the Gods, associate with the good, avoid the wicked; and if you are cured of the fatal impulse, well; but if not, acknowledge death to be better than life, and depart.
— from Laws by Plato

If they push you, give a wink and press your finger to your lip.
— from Sybil, Or, The Two Nations by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield

If you grow foul with me, Pistol, I will scour you with my rapier, as I may, in fair terms; if you would walk off I would prick your guts a little, in good terms, as I may, and thaes the humour of it.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

“No, monsieur, I swear to you, by my hopes of salvation, I will tell you all, for the Abbé Busoni himself only knew a part of my secret; but, I pray you, go away from that plane-tree.
— from The Count of Monte Cristo, Illustrated by Alexandre Dumas

If she love good clothes or dressing, have your learned council about you every morning, your French tailor, barber, linener, etc. Let your powder, your glass, and your comb be your dearest acquaintance.
— from Epicoene; Or, The Silent Woman by Ben Jonson

You have proved yourself upright and disinterested, prove yourself grateful and tender-hearted; and then you will be the perfect model of a woman which I have always believed you born for.”
— from Mansfield Park by Jane Austen

“What think you of this page, your Grace?” asked Valentine, indicating Julia.
— from Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

When the chaise drove past the prison, Yegorushka glanced at the sentinels pacing slowly by the high white walls, at the little barred windows, at the cross shining on the roof, and remembered how the week before, on the day of the Holy Mother of Kazan, he had been with his mother to the prison church for the Dedication Feast, and how before that, at Easter, he had gone to the prison with Deniska and Ludmila the cook, and had taken the prisoners Easter bread, eggs, cakes and roast beef.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Plus you get a great reflexology foot massage in the process (I kid.
— from Little Brother by Cory Doctorow

We, your friends, shall pardon your going away for that purpose as much as "The wealthy noble dames who held the Corinthian peak" pardoned Medea, whom, with hands whitened to the utmost with chalk, she persuaded not to think ill of her for being absent from her fatherland: for "Many have served themselves abroad and served the state as well; Many have spent their lives at home to be but counted fools."
— from The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 The Whole Extant Correspodence in Chronological Order by Marcus Tullius Cicero

Ven you been in my good Brussia and fights like dot in a true pattle, you gets a decoration from the Emperor.
— from Don Gordon's Shooting-Box by Harry Castlemon

But my heart does bleed for my poor young gentleman; and I must say, even if you should be angry, whatever he is to do, when you and the young ladies go away, is more than I can tell.
— from Ombra by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant

If they do they will prevent your going away."
— from Bob Burton; or, The Young Ranchman of the Missouri by Alger, Horatio, Jr.

Professor Young gives a striking picture of what this energy of the sun could do.
— from General Science by Bertha May Clark

Besides the murder of Pierce, the more horrid murders on board the Chesapeake, the continuation of impressments for years, we have had instances, more than one, it is said, of other Ministers conspiring with your conspirators, menacing you with war, and putting your Government at defiance, here in the ten miles square, and the sensibility of Congress had never before been awakened to a resolution of this kind in defence of the Executive.
— from Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. 4 (of 16) by United States. Congress

"There, there, pick your grandmother a handful of China-asters.
— from Fashion and Famine by Ann S. (Ann Sophia) Stephens

John looked down and fidgeted his feet about on the floor as he pondered in deep thought for some minutes, then looking up at me, he said, "I suppose you are right, Professor; you generally are; and that I have been rather foolish; but really I was thoroughly caught in the toils before I realised it.
— from To Mars via The Moon An Astronomical Story by Mark Wicks

the pace you go at!”
— from Complete Short Works of George Meredith by George Meredith