There is, as I remember, a passage in Xenophon where he tells us that we ought so much the more seldom to call upon God, by how much it is hard to compose our souls to such a degree of calmness, patience, and devotion as it ought to be in at such a time; otherwise our prayers are not only vain and fruitless, but vicious: “forgive us,” we say, “our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us”; what do we mean by this petition but that we present to God a soul free from all rancour and revenge?
— from Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Complete by Michel de Montaigne

Among other reasons for his supporting a certain person who was candidate for the quaestorship, he gave this: “His father,” said he, “once gave me, very seasonably, a draught of cold water when I was sick.”
— from The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Complete by Suetonius

Moreover, he was a keen observer of manners, and his surprisingly accurate descriptions often compel us to listen, even when he is most tedious.
— from English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English-Speaking World by William J. (William Joseph) Long

18, 77, 113), I have cautiously indicated the continually growing spiritualisation and "deification" of cruelty, which pervades the whole history of the higher civilisation (and in the larger sense even constitutes it).
— from The Genealogy of Morals The Complete Works, Volume Thirteen, edited by Dr. Oscar Levy. by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

'It would tax my pride above a bit; if it were for mysel', I could stand a deal o' clemming first; I'd sooner knock him down than ask a favour from him.
— from North and South by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

The literature shows a degree of credulity and submission on the part of the people and of absolute power on the part of the priests, which reminds us of the Middle Ages in Europe.
— from The Religions of Japan, from the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji by William Elliot Griffis

It seems that they disputed for at least a week, he supporting and defending our case against all of them, against Padre Sibyla, Padre Fernandez, Padre Salvi, the General, the jeweler Simoun—” “The jeweler Simoun!” interrupted one of his listeners.
— from The Reign of Greed by José Rizal

309 With Julius Cæsar, Decimus Brutus had obtained that interest, as he set him down in his testament for heir in remainder after his nephew; and this was the man that had power with him to draw him forth to his death; for when Cæsar would have discharged the senate, in regard of some ill presages, and specially a dream of Calphurnia, this man lifted him gently by the arm out of his chair, telling him he hoped he would not dismiss the senate till his wife had dreamt a better dream; 310 and it seemeth his favor was so great, as Antonius, in a letter which is recited verbatim in one of Cicero’s 172 Philippics, calleth him venefica , “witch,” as if he had enchanted Cæsar.
— from Bacon's Essays, and Wisdom of the Ancients by Francis Bacon

Sometimes a draft of cold air was applied to the cooling drums, and the dirt and chaff blown through the wire cloth.
— from All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers

And as to the Expression of turning the Temple into a Den of Thieves , he says it has Respect to the [36] Clergy in Time to come, who would make such a Den of Christ's Church.
— from Six Discourses on the Miracles of Our Saviour, and Defences of His Discourses by Thomas Woolston

In conclusion there does not seem much to say, except to accentuate certain points which may still appear doubtful or capable of being understood.
— from Pagan and Christian Creeds: Their Origin and Meaning by Edward Carpenter

fn § 771. Separation and Detection of Cadmium.
— from Poisons, Their Effects and Detection A Manual for the Use of Analytical Chemists and Experts by Alexander Wynter Blyth

Having, therefore, given way to the infirmity of human weakness only so far as that indulgence was necessary to a recovery of self-management, Lady Adeline rallied her powers of mental control; and with that steady serenity and determination of character which proceeds from one only source, and which bears up those who act upon its influence through all the storms of life, she acceded to whatever Lady Dunmelraise required of her.
— from The Exclusives (vol. 3 of 3) by Bury, Charlotte Campbell, Lady

The Manyuema are so afraid of guns, that a man borrows one to settle any dispute or claim: he goes with it over his shoulder, and quickly arranges the matter by the pressure it brings, though they all know that he could not use it.
— from The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume II (of 2), 1869-1873 Continued By A Narrative Of His Last Moments And Sufferings, Obtained From His Faithful Servants Chuma And Susi by David Livingstone

the Spanish Fleet is seen sailing up the Channel , intending to stop at Dunkirk or Calais , where they were to be join’d by the Duke of Parma :
— from The Spanish Armada, 1588 The Tapestry Hangings of the House of Lords Representing the Several Engagements Between the English and Spanish Fleets. by John Pine

Well, the murderer, unyielding to the end, stands at last upon the scaffold, the focus of the gaze of ten thousand sons and daughters of curiosity, in the street, at the windows, on the house-tops.
— from Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 by Various

Ever since the beginning of the century the sufferings and degradation of children in factories had occasionally engaged the attention of parliament, but the full enormity of the factory system was known to few except those who profited by it.
— from The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) by John Knight Fotheringham

This submission, the effect of her simplicity and decision of character, did not prevent her from feeling it would require a great effort to begin a new life once more.
— from The Catholic World, Vol. 15, Nos. 85-90, April 1872-September 1872 A Monthly Magazine by Various