For the charms and qualifications of most of the latter, whether true or false, are so exposed to the eye, that, however trivial they may [Pg 93] be, they are easily discernible at first sight.
— from Essays and Dialogues by Giacomo Leopardi
It is proper to say even to the elect themselves, 'He that believeth shall be saved, and he that believeth not shall be damned'; but not to say to them, These are appointed to UTTER destruction, or that they shall utterly perish in their own corruptions; or that for them is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever (1 Kings 20:42; 2 Peter 2:12; Jude 13).
— from Works of John Bunyan — Complete by John Bunyan
They represent the truth that the man who trusts in God will continue to say even to the end, "Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him."
— from The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Daniel by F. W. (Frederic William) Farrar
The Sun light is a continual surprise, even to the eyes that have most reverently and lovingly studied it.
— from Bible Characters by Dwight Lyman Moody
This turned the laugh on Springer, who sought in vain to make a sufficiently sarcastic retort, and became so excited through the effort that he stammered more than usual.
— from Oakdale Boys in Camp by Morgan Scott
In short, the Dalai Lama believed that Russia being the only country in the world strong enough to thwart England, therefore he need no longer be harassed by any fear of the latter country.
— from Three Years in Tibet by Ekai Kawaguchi
In Canada, and I am sure elsewhere throughout the Empire, there has been manifest a spirit of co-operation, of mutual helpfulness, of a desire to assist, of self-sacrifice which is most comforting to those who have at heart the welfare of our Empire in years to come.
— from Canada in Flanders, Volume I by Beaverbrook, Max Aitken, Baron
This arrangement, it will be seen, enables them to economise the half of the wax intended for making the bases of the cells.
— from The Insect World Being a Popular Account of the Orders of Insects; Together with a Description of the Habits and Economy of Some of the Most Interesting Species by Louis Figuier
He was forever falling in love, and there is some evidence to the effect that he loved two or three at the same time.
— from Stories of Authors, British and American by Edwin Watts Chubb
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