I do not see why the axiom of Prudence should not be questioned, when it conflicts with present inclination, on a ground similar to that on which Egoists refuse to admit the axiom of Rational Benevolence.
— from The Methods of Ethics by Henry Sidgwick

A test of a judgment, delayed for the above reasons, is now before my eye in the Gothaischen gelehrten Zeitung , the thoroughness of which every reader will himself perceive, from the clear and unperverted presentation of a fragment of one of the first principles of my work, without taking into consideration my own suspicious praise.
— from Kant's Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics by Immanuel Kant

And when he found such ludicrous Expressions had no Effect on him, he made a formal Complaint, and requested that the Officer would either remove this Man, or take his Prayer-Book away, as a common Disturber.
— from A General History of the Pyrates: from their first rise and settlement in the island of Providence, to the present time by Daniel Defoe

Well, now, but I’m not sure, after all, about this religion,” said he, the old wicked expression returning to his eye; “the country is almost ruined with pious white people; such pious politicians as we have just before elections,—such pious goings on in all departments of church and state, that a fellow does not know who’ll cheat him next.
— from Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

This Easiness and Credulity destroy all the other Merit he has; and he has all his Life been a Sacrifice to others, without ever receiving Thanks, or doing one good Action.
— from The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays by Steele, Richard, Sir

For we shall then pass over before they can put themselves in order of battle; 123 whereas, I do not think that we can now attempt the operation without evident risk, because it is not possible to lead the army through the river with its front extended.
— from The Anabasis of Alexander or, The History of the Wars and Conquests of Alexander the Great by Arrian

Of course, in order to have a model kitchen, one must be willing to pay a good price for it; yet the price will not be so high that one will ever regret the expenditure; indeed, most persons will promptly admit that the money has been used as profitably as that used for any other part of the house.
— from An Ideal Kitchen: Miss Parloa's Kitchen Companion A Guide for All Who Would Be Good Housekeepers by Maria Parloa

The testimony of Warren E. Richey was taken at 1:30 p.m., on April 15, 1964, at the Post Office Building, Fort Worth, Tex., by Mr. Leon D. Hubert, Jr., assistant counsel of the President’s Commission.
— from Warren Commission (13 of 26): Hearings Vol. XIII (of 15) by United States. Warren Commission

Although copyright restoration is automatic for eligible works, the URAA charged the Office with establishing regulations to govern the filing of Notices of Intent to Enforce (NIEs) restored copyrights and the registering of copyright claims in restored works by no later than October 1, 1995.
— from Supplementary Copyright Statutes, US Copy. Office by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

The duchess carried a large wooden basket filled to overflowing with exquisite roses.
— from The Rosary by Florence L. (Florence Louisa) Barclay

These officers were ever ready to aid in the defense of the settlements by every means in their power.
— from The Life of Isaac Ingalls Stevens, Volume 2 (of 2) by Hazard Stevens

We looked out of the windows which composed one side of the otherwise windowless Enormous Room; looked down, and saw—just outside the wall of the building—Celina, Lena, Lily and a new girl who was Renée.
— from The Enormous Room by E. E. (Edward Estlin) Cummings

The Tsuou seem to think that in some way this orchid will eventually restore—or be instrumental in restoring—the former dominance and prosperity of their tribe.
— from Among the Head-Hunters of Formosa by Janet B. Montgomery McGovern

At the same time the Otawas, whose earlier residence is supposed to have been on the Otawa river of Canada, had drawn westward and were then seated upon the Georgian Bay, the Manitouline Islands and at Mackinaw, from which points they were spreading southward over Lower Michigan.
— from Ancient Society Or, Researches in the Lines of Human Progress from Savagery, through Barbarism to Civilization by Lewis Henry Morgan

The crews of the Channel fleet have undoubtedly refused to proceed to sea unless their very reasonable demands are agreed to, and I know for certain that they have treated the admiral and their officers with every respect.
— from Roger Kyffin's Ward by William Henry Giles Kingston