He might have had me killed that time his auto ran me down," interrupted Ruth, indignantly.
— from Ruth Fielding in the Great Northwest; Or, The Indian Girl Star of the Movies by Alice B. Emerson

I am sure great harm is often done by hasty recommendation to throw aside all study, when a temperate and wisely regulated mental diet is really [Pg 229] required.
— from The Education of American Girls by Anna C. (Anna Callender) Brackett

Over time, religion may degenerate into ritual and tradition, and lose its relevance and vitality.
— from Twenty-four Discourses On Some of the Important and Interesting Truths, Duties, and Institutions, of the Gospel, and the General Excellency of the Christian Religion; Calculated for the People of God of Every Communion, Particularly for the Benefit of Pious Families, and the Instruction of All in the Things Which Concern Their Salvation by Nathan Perkins

Instead of regretting my disappointment, I rejoyce in my escape; as I am satisfied that no salary could pay me for the irksomeness of attendance, and the drudgery of business so repugnant to my taste, (and I will dare to say) so unworthy of my character.
— from Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 2 (of 2) by Edward Gibbon

Clandestine vice is, as a rule, more dangerous in regard to contracting venereal diseases than the immorality of the street.
— from Love: A Treatise on the Science of Sex-attraction for the use of Physicians and Students of Medical Jurisprudence by Bernard Simon Talmey

As the despatch reached Mr. Davis it read: "I am leaving for a while on surgeon's certificate for four months.
— from Recollections of a Varied Life by George Cary Eggleston

Not for long was the Suffragist content to remain merely defensive in revolt; soon she emerged with whips for Cabinet Ministers, hammers for windows, and bombs for churches.
— from Freedom In Service Six Essays on Matters Concerning Britain's Safety and Good Government by F. J. C. (Fossey John Cobb) Hearnshaw

A greater proof of this cannot possibly be offered than in the following extract from a late parliamentary report: " Mr. Dawson , in reference to the appointment of Lord Durham to be lord privy seal, asked whether any portion of the salary due to the noble lord from the time of his appointment to this period had been paid, or whether he had made any application for the payment of this salary.
— from Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume 2 (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte by Hamilton, Anne, Lady

"The honorable Senator," remarked Mr. Davis in reply, "is a professor of the Christian religion, a follower of the lowly and humble Redeemer; but it seems to me that he forgot all the spirit of his Christian charity and faith in the tenor of the remarks which he made."
— from History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States by William Horatio Barnes

Recognizing my duty I rose just as the audience was leaving and sought the chairman.
— from A Son of the Middle Border by Hamlin Garland