‘Tis no wonder; it makes them to its own liking, and cuts them out of the whole cloth; of this I every day see notable examples, and, peradventure, to be desired.
— from Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Complete by Michel de Montaigne

Due to opposition which developed from trade interests that were putting out steel-cut and other grinds of coffee not favored by the committee, and also because many members thought the association should not exploit any particular method of grinding or brewing, it was decided to make no further publication of the coffee grinding and brewing conclusions of the committee until they had been confirmed by laboratory research.
— from All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers

Silvia did not think that her good conduct was a merit, for she knew that she was virtuous only because her self-love compelled her to be so, and she never exhibited any pride or assumed any superiority towards her theatrical sisters, although, satisfied to shine by their talent or their beauty, they cared little about rendering themselves conspicuous by their virtue.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

You summon no energy and purpose.
— from A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

I say nothing else at present; but you know me, my dear; now, don't you?"
— from Bleak House by Charles Dickens

—¿Hasta dónde se navega el Alto Paraná?
— from Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader by Ernesto Nelson

One very excellent Filipino gentleman, a friend of mine, who was Governor of Samar during my administration of the district which included that island, sent me one day in October, 1904, a satirical note, enclosing a pamphlet he had just received called Catalogue of Philippine Views at the St. Louis Exposition .
— from The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 by James H. (James Henderson) Blount

She's stickin' too close over them books; she needs exercise, an' plenty of it.
— from The Desired Woman by Will N. (Will Nathaniel) Harben

Until the frigate sailed, she was guarded by a part of the crew; and, notwithstanding the determination of the American government that the consular courts should not exercise a prize jurisdiction within the territories of the United States, Mr. Duplaine declared his purpose to take cognizance of the case.
— from The Life of George Washington: A Linked Index to the Project Gutenberg Editions by John Marshall

She rather hoped that the sick woman would die some night, easily and painlessly in her sleep, because death was easier than some things.
— from A Poor Wise Man by Mary Roberts Rinehart

Being encumbered with a wife he had no hope of becoming the son-in-law of Philip, and was determined that his nephew Guise should not enjoy a piece of good fortune denied to himself.
— from History of the United Netherlands, 1590-99 — Complete by John Lothrop Motley

"She never enters a place of worship herself, but she insists that her young men friends shall go.--Mr.
— from The Testing of Diana Mallory by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.

Thus the student has before him, first, a picture of the structure he ought to see; secondly, the structure itself worked out; and if with these aids, and such needful explanations and practical hints as a demonstrator can supply, he cannot make out the facts for himself in the materials supplied to him, he had better take to some other pursuit than that of biological science.
— from Science & Education: Essays by Thomas Henry Huxley