lready prescribed to philosophy by Bacon of Verulam when he said: ea demum vera est philosophia, quae mundi ipsius voces fidelissime reddit, et veluti dictante mundo conscripta est, et nihil aliud est, quam ejusdem simulacrum et reflectio , neque addit quidquam de proprio, sed tantum iterat et resonat (De Augm. Scient., L. 2, c. 13).
— from The World as Will and Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) by Arthur Schopenhauer

One misunderstanding of pragmatism is to identify it with positivistic tough-mindedness, to suppose that it scorns every rationalistic notion as so much jabber and gesticulation, that it loves intellectual anarchy as such and prefers a sort of wolf-world absolutely unpent and wild and without a master or a collar to any philosophic class-room product, whatsoever.
— from Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking by William James

If your child should ever really need a guardian, bring or send her to me, and I will shield her to the full extent of my ability."
— from Infelice by Augusta J. (Augusta Jane) Evans

Once during a chase like this Archie was surprised to see Etheldene riding neck and neck for a time with a furious bull.
— from From Squire to Squatter: A Tale of the Old Land and the New by Gordon Stables

They tired of each other, wished for a divorce; the Pope, with heavy fees for the transaction, declared the marriage to have been for some ecclesiastical reason null and void.
— from The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 2 by Stephen Lucius Gwynn

Organs of the liberal professions shall elect Representatives not according to localities or districts.
— from The China of Chiang K'ai-Shek: A Political Study by Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger

"Simple enough," rejoined Nat, "at least, it is so to my way of thinking.
— from The Motor Rangers Through the Sierras by John Henry Goldfrap