But as the previous idea which we have of the Deity comprehends two things—first of all, that he is an animated being; secondly, that there is nothing in all nature superior to him—I do not see what can be more consistent with this idea and preconception than to attribute a mind and divinity to the world, 125 the most excellent of all beings.
— from Cicero's Tusculan Disputations Also, Treatises On The Nature Of The Gods, And On The Commonwealth by Marcus Tullius Cicero

Whatever may have been the immediate causes of the world-war, the more remote sources of the conflict must undoubtedly be sought in the great cosmic forces which have broken down the barriers which formerly separated the races and nationalities of the [Pg 619] world, and forced them into new intimacies and new forms of competition, rivalry, and conflict.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. (Ernest Watson) Burgess

But there is nothing in a number of instances, different from every single instance, which is supposed to be exactly similar; except only, that after a repetition of similar instances, the mind is carried by habit, upon the appearance of one event, to expect its usual attendant, and to believe that it will exist.
— from An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding by David Hume

Show me the very wound of this ill news; I am no woman, I'll not swoon at it.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

“Two nations; between whom there is no intercourse and no sympathy; who are as ignorant of each other’s habits, thoughts, and feelings, as if they were dwellers in different zones, or inhabitants of different planets; who are formed by a different breeding, are fed by a different food, are ordered by different manners, and are not governed by the same laws.”
— from Sybil, Or, The Two Nations by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield

There is nothing Irish about North-East Ulster except the country itself, which does not materially alter its character, because it is studded with factories.
— from Peeps at Many Lands: Ireland by Katharine Tynan

The mustard pack is not as good as the mustard bath, but it is all that is necessary in a number of various conditions.
— from The Eugenic Marriage, Volume 4 (of 4) A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies by W. Grant (William Grant) Hague

... To introduce necromancy in a novel is daring and difficult, for if the subject is not treated with great tact it so easily distorts and cheapens.
— from The Book Review Digest, Volume 13, 1917 Thirteenth Annual Cumulation Reviews of 1917 Books by Various

A large section of their land was bought by the United States government in 1854, and a reservation was set apart for them in northwestern Idaho and northeastern Oregon.
— from A New History of the United States The greater republic, embracing the growth and achievements of our country from the earliest days of discovery and settlement to the present eventful year by Charles Morris

This it never is and never can be.
— from Home Problems from a New Standpoint by Caroline Louisa Hunt

In fine, there is nothing I am not ready to do: you have only to speak."
— from France and England in North America, Part III: La Salle, Discovery of The Great West by Francis Parkman

It may have been the example set in the Spanish Netherlands by the Austrian archdukes, after the severance, that gave the lead to the Dutch growth; but there is no imitation and nothing nationally second-rate in their total output.
— from The Evolution of States by J. M. (John Mackinnon) Robertson

There is not in all nature so fascinating an object as a faithful, tender, and affectionate wife!'
— from The Adventures of Hugh Trevor by Thomas Holcroft

that I neither inquire after nor remember any topics that might enliven my letters.
— from The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 by Horace Walpole