And it is easy to observe, that whoever is elevated, after this manner, above the rest of mankind, must excite in us the sentiments of esteem and approbation.
— from A Treatise of Human Nature by David Hume

We discussed the renewal of my Magdeburg engagement, and I promised her an early visit in Dresden.
— from My Life — Volume 1 by Richard Wagner

To-day, when Europe seems to have taken the contrary direction; when we halcyonians would fain withdraw, dissipate, and banish the concept of guilt and punishment with all our might from the world; when our most serious endeavours are concentrated upon purifying psychology, morality, history, nature, social institutions and privileges, and even God Himself, from this filth; in whom must we recognise our most mortal enemies?
— from The Will to Power: An Attempted Transvaluation of All Values. Book III and IV by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

And now, at length, in my declining years, I am seeking a corner in which to eke out the remainder of my miserable existence, while at the present moment I am enjoying the hospitality of a neighbour of your acquaintance.”
— from Dead Souls by Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol

His diffidence had prevented his depending on his own judgment in so anxious a case, but his reliance on mine made every thing easy.
— from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

His diffidence had prevented his depending on his own judgment in so anxious a case, but his reliance on mine, made every thing easy.
— from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

One of Lamb's recurring themes of praise (see "The Two Races of Men," "Mackery End in Hertfordshire," and "Detached Thoughts on Books and Reading").
— from The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia by Charles Lamb

I will say willingly in the style of the prophets: Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth, ere I deny conscience, and disparage the sacred name of duty!
— from The Heavenly Father: Lectures on Modern Atheism by Ernest Naville

I was usually in front of Bennen, shooting down with the speed of an arrow and feeling the check of the rope when the rapidity of my motion exceeded my guide's [Pg 117] estimate of what was safe.
— from The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, an account of the origin and phenomena of glaciers and an exposition of the physical principles to which they are related by John Tyndall

The soil in Belarus is not as fertile as the black earth of Ukraine, but by emphasizing favorable crops and livestock (especially pigs and chickens), Belarus has become a net exporter to the other former republics of meat, milk, eggs, flour, and potatoes.
— from The 1993 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Dear Sir ,—I do not know whether the request of Monsieur Moussier, explained in the enclosed letter, is grantable or not.
— from The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Vol. 5 (of 9) Being His Autobiography, Correspondence, Reports, Messages, Addresses, and Other Writings, Official and Private by Thomas Jefferson

On hearing this statement, there suddenly passed before my mind’s eye a rapid vision of the great works of architecture, sculpture, and painting that I had seen in England, and a confused recollection of many minor examples of these arts not quite unworthy of a studious man’s attention.
— from Human Intercourse by Philip Gilbert Hamerton

Readers of Mark might even receive the impression that Jesus had not begun his teaching till after that time.
— from The Literature and History of New Testament Times by J. Gresham (John Gresham) Machen

I have written in a foreign language at the risk of making many errors in it, because that language has been recently used by others in treating of my subject, and because it is more generally read by those whom one would wish to benefit by this small work.
— from Theodicy Essays on the Goodness of God, the Freedom of Man and the Origin of Evil by Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, Freiherr von