But he thought this false thought because he did not know the immortal strength of human curiosity.
— from The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain

Ang hagtik sa íyang mga tudlù, The clicking sound of his fingers.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

But now, thanks to Ayrton’s devotion, Cyrus Harding would not be surprised, he would know the strength of his adversaries, and would make his arrangements accordingly.
— from The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne

He talked at once like a philosopher and a faithful subject of his king.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

Coralie having died, he departed for Angouleme on foot, with no resources except twenty francs that Berenice, the cousin and servant of her mistress, had received from chance lovers.
— from Repertory of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A — Z by Anatole Cerfberr

Well then, since he seems to have no peculiar personal advantage, supposing him a Just man, for in this case he does not allot to himself the larger share of what is abstractedly good unless it falls to his share proportionately (for which reason he really governs for others, and so Justice, men say, is a good not to one’s self so much as to others, as was mentioned before), therefore some compensation must be given him, as there actually is in the shape of honour and privilege; and wherever these are not adequate there rulers turn into despots.
— from The Ethics of Aristotle by Aristotle

How could Glyco ever imagine that a sprig of Hermogenes’ planting could turn out well?
— from The Satyricon — Complete by Petronius Arbiter

For the sake of her husband and children and her own peace of mind and satisfaction, she should try to improve herself in every possible way.
— from Pushing to the Front by Orison Swett Marden

Languages diverse, horrible dialects, Accents of anger, words of agony, And voices high and hoarse, with sound of hands, Made up a tumult that goes whirling on For ever in that air for ever black, Even as the sand doth, when the whirlwind breathes.
— from Divine Comedy, Longfellow's Translation, Hell by Dante Alighieri

It seemed to Nadya that she was very much excited, that her heart was heavier than ever before, that she would spend all the time till she went away in misery and agonizing thought; but she had hardly gone upstairs and lain down on her bed when she fell asleep at once, with traces of tears and a smile on her face, and slept soundly till evening.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Was there coal, was there petroleum or gold, was there rich soil or harborage, or the site for a fine city, these obsessed and witless Governments cried out for scramblers, and a stream of shabby, tricky, and violent adventurers set out to found a new section of the landed aristocracy of the world.
— from In the Days of the Comet by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

A certain dissatisfaction had been growing in the boy for some time, a sense of hopelessness.
— from The Amazing Interlude by Mary Roberts Rinehart

At length there was a sound of horse, coming at a quick pace behind; and a party of some two hundred men, all clad in glittering armour, and bearing a banner at their head, rode by at a rapid trot, going in the same direction as themselves, and only turning their heads to look at the small party as they passed by.
— from The Woodman: A Romance of the Times of Richard III by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James

It seems to me that, in spite of her victories, Japan is in a very critical position, politically speaking.
— from Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Henry Reeve, C.B., D.C.L. In Two Volumes. Volume II. by Henry Reeve

"Yes—it will be ready in a moment—this is not to make the tea with—it's only to keep a little supply of hot water.
— from The White Peacock by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence

"I assure you," said he, "I am nothing but an old brute of a jeweler;" and his eye and manner were of the extreme of jocosity, as good in their way, as the satire of his former counsel.
— from A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I by Augustus De Morgan

Jordan Jaegar looked up at the brilliant Greek sunshine and grinned in spite of himself.
— from Project Cyclops by Thomas Hoover

To see the gathering grudge in every breast, Smiles on her lips a spleenful joy express'd; While on her wrinkled front, and eyebrow bent, Sat stedfast care, and lowering discontent.
— from The Iliad by Homer

A scramble through a stony beck, ending with a sharp run, brings you in sight of hounds, racing from scent to view.
— from Foxhunting on the Lakeland Fells by Richard Clapham