Since morality is concerned with conduct, any dualisms which are set up between mind and activity must reflect themselves in the theory of morals.
— from Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education by John Dewey

And the next day a new official sat in his place, with a handwriting by no means so upright, but more inclined and slanting.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

" When the search results were presented, we glanced quickly at the article abstracts, ordered two articles to be sent us by mail and typed BYE. CompuServe reported "Off at 09:12 EST 17-Nov-88 Connect time = 0:35."
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno

Ingenue fateor me non intelligere cur ignobilius sit urbes bene munitas colere nunc quam olim, aut casae rusticae praesse quam urbi.
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

There was no necessity for any continuance of speech, and the fact that she did add more seemed to proceed from an unconscious desire to show unconcern by making a remark, which is noticeable in the ingenuous when they are acting by stealth.
— from Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy

So please, be so kind as to help me on my way a little, I'm feeling dizzy, you see, and it'll make me ill if I stand up by myself."
— from The Trial by Franz Kafka

The Serpent having been adopted as the sign-post of Egyptian and Assyrian doctors—and it may have been something of that kind that was set up by Moses in the wilderness—would naturally [ 353 ] become the symbol of life, and after that it would do duty in any capacity whatever.
— from Demonology and Devil-lore by Moncure Daniel Conway

Ang súgal ug babáyi mauy nakaut-ut (nakapaut-ut) níya, Gambling and women has driven him to poverty.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

MICHAEL HART [EN, FR, ES] [EN] Michael Hart (Illinois) #Founder of Project Gutenberg, the oldest digital library on the Internet Project Gutenberg, set up by Michael Hart in 1971 when he was a student at the University of Illinois (USA), was the Internet's first information provider.
— from Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas by Marie Lebert

[Pg 64] A royal proclamation at the close of 1674 enjoined the prosecution of any who should "utter base metals with private stamps," or "hinder the vending of those half pence and farthings which are provided for necessary exchange."
— from All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers

"No, Miss, you are bound for Valentine now;" and added for comfort sake, "no danger of you getting shot, unless by mere accident .
— from To and Through Nebraska by Frances I. Sims Fulton

The set used by Mrs. Hapgood in her production of Torrence's Simon the Cyrenian illustrates excellently the desired result.
— from More Portmanteau Plays by Stuart Walker

"But ... the signature ..." urged Beresteyn, "my father...."
— from The Laughing Cavalier: The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness

FORM OF SPEECH USED BY MONKEYS
— from The Speech of Monkeys by R. L. (Richard Lynch) Garner

And it seemed as if the Parisians in general shared to the full the loyal sentiments uttered by M. Pastoret.
— from The Life of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France by Charles Duke Yonge

The tramp smiled unpleasantly, but made no attempt to move.
— from Scally: The Story of a Perfect Gentleman by Ian Hay

From the Gothic door-way of the mansion we are admitted to a gallery with a low-vaulted roof of stone upheld by massive columns.
— from A Literary Pilgrimage Among the Haunts of Famous British Authors by Theodore F. (Theodore Frelinghuysen) Wolfe

"Sahib," he said with another salaam, "I am a disgraced man, but if you will take me up there with you, I will fight by your side until both my arms are hacked off.
— from The Wings of the Morning by Louis Tracy