But these terms, bandied about in scientific discourse, are so many essences and pure ideas: so that the inmost texture of natural science is logical, and the whole force of any observation made upon the outer world lies in the constancy and mutual relations of the terms it is made in.
— from The Life of Reason: The Phases of Human Progress by George Santayana

As for the value of the work thus done in support of Darwin's theory, it is worth while quoting the words of Lord Kelvin, when, as President of the Royal Society in 1894, it fell to him to award Huxley the Darwin Medal:— To the world at large, perhaps, Mr. Huxley's share in moulding the thesis of NATURAL SELECTION is less well-known than is his bold unwearied exposition and defence of it after it had been made public.
— from Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 1 by Thomas Henry Huxley

But a daughter, who through folly is made over to one not suitable, is like learning imparted to one not fit to receive it, and cannot tend to glory or merit but only to regret.
— from The Kathá Sarit Ságara; or, Ocean of the Streams of Story by active 11th century Somadeva Bhatta

Vainly they declare that they desire to demand nothing, to obtain nothing, save in lawful ways.
— from The Writings Of Thomas Paine, Volume III. 1791-1804 by Thomas Paine

There is a bit of nonsense which Lowell wrote to Miss Norton in 1864, which for its full effect ought to be reproduced in facsimile, for he took the most elaborate pains to transform his hand into that of a poor trembling old nonagenarian: “Since I lost my last tooth, I am a great deal more comfortable, I thank you.
— from James Russell Lowell, A Biography; vol 2/2 by Horace Elisha Scudder

So many years as we have been suffocated and poisoned by the atmosphere of falsehood in official papers, how refreshing is the tone of noble sentiment in Lamartine!
— from At Home And Abroad; Or, Things And Thoughts In America and Europe by Margaret Fuller

"When he came to the end: 'You are on the wrong track, dear father,' he said; 'It is no fine lady I am thinking of, nor should I like to see any of these in this house, as its mistress.
— from L'Arrabiata and Other Tales by Paul Heyse

Our house, or rather the one Nita Selim is living in now, is the only house on what used to be a big farm....
— from Murder at Bridge by Anne Austin

The little cottage was my own from many generations, and in a new will made by a clever man (no less than our new schoolmaster), I left it to Bunny, and all my effects, except my boat, and the sum of ten guineas, which two items, as honour demanded, were for Miss Delushy.
— from The Maid of Sker by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore