Till then we are eagerly concerned to place the motives on both sides in the clearest light, by calm meditation on the pro et contra , so that every motive may exert its full influence upon the will when the time arrives, and it may not be misled by a [pg 376] mistake on the part of the intellect to decide otherwise than it would have done if all the motives had their due influence upon it.
— from The World as Will and Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) by Arthur Schopenhauer

It is one of the most poignantly affecting sights that ever met my eyes.
— from The Last Days of Pekin by Pierre Loti

If shooting started the enemies might miss each other, but they could not very well miss us.
— from Paths of Glory: Impressions of War Written at and Near the Front by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb

The Muskingum River, coming out of the heart of the State, flows in at Marietta, a stream thus named by the Delaware Indians when they first came to this region, from the abundance of elk and deer who could be approached near enough to see their eyes, Muskingum meaning "elk's eyes."
— from America, Volume 6 (of 6) by Joel Cook

"Oh, Aunt's much too stylish to eat much," May explained.
— from Princess Sarah, and Other Stories by John Strange Winter

Don’t you think, you who are so capable, that the struggles that every man must encounter 75 in life demand the whole of his energies to bring them to a successful end?
— from The One-Way Trail: A story of the cattle country by Ridgwell Cullum

The people who recited or sung their effusions, made me equally angry; they were making sham-patriotism a means of livelihood and had no intention of doing their part.
— from The Glory of the Trenches by Coningsby Dawson

The second reform suggested is the equalisation, in proportion to work done, of the stipends of the clergy; the third, the exclusion of the Bishops from Parliament; and the fourth, complete toleration, so that every man may enjoy the rights of a citizen, and be qualified to serve his country, whether he belong to the Established Church or not.
— from Science & Education: Essays by Thomas Henry Huxley

And seeing these three once more standing alive and well before me was the most amazing and also the very gladdest sight that ever met my eyes.
— from The Aztec Treasure-House by Thomas A. (Thomas Allibone) Janvier