In the first place, he was a foremost believer in the view of German psychology that the German understands and can understand nothing but intimidation, that he is without generosity or remorse in negotiation, that there is no advantage he will not take of you, and no extent to which he will not demean himself for profit, that he is without honor, pride, or mercy.
— from The Economic Consequences of the Peace by John Maynard Keynes

[328] What makes us not believe in the true miracles, is want of love.
— from Pascal's Pensées by Blaise Pascal

For the fact of his returning may seem admirable to us nowadays, but in those times he could not have done otherwise.
— from De Officiis by Marcus Tullius Cicero

I dined the same day with M. Grimani, and I found myself seated next to Razetta—an unpleasant neighbour, but I took no notice of him.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

Only for the dark glasses we’re wearing, that same would be making us nearly blind, I take it.”
— from The Broncho Rider Boys Along the Border Or, The Hidden Treasure of the Zuni Medicine Man by Frank Fowler

The unanimity and harmony which pervaded all ranks were astonishing; every city, town, and village, from the Lands-end to the Orkney Islands, poured forth its volunteer legions in defence of their country, and of their king; it was difficult to say, whether the people were more liberal in offering their persons, or their property, in defence of a country and constitution so dear to their affections; and the British monarch stood in a situation glorious and unexampled on the surface of the earth: he was not defended by mercenaries always sparing of their blood, not supported by tributary states impatient of their yoke, not assisted by allies envious of his prosperity, (Europe stood aloof leaving Britain to her own resources at the time of her utmost need); but in the moment of danger, his Majesty saw himself protected by the united efforts of all his people, by the persons of those who were able to wield a weapon, by the prayers of the aged and of the sick, by the purses of the rich, and by the hearts of all: the people knew for whom, and for what, they were preparing to fight; they knew they were not conscripts driven in chains to be sacrificed on the altar of an ambitious leader, but loyal subjects voluntarily engaging to encounter danger for a beloved sovereign, for the preservation of that limited monarchy which they viewed as [84] the primary source of all the blessings they enjoyed as members of civil society.
— from Historical Record of the Fourth, or the King's Own, Regiment of Foot Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1680, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1839 by Richard Cannon

Let us not be ignorant, that these matters are connected with a general state of society, and grow out of it.
— from The Knickerbocker, Vol. 10, No. 2, August 1837 by Various

His wife looked up, not believing in the haste.
— from Mildred Arkell: A Novel. Vol. 2 (of 3) by Wood, Henry, Mrs.

Nothing was so far gained but the immediate relief of urgent need: but in this case the first step was emphatically everything.
— from Battles of English History by H. B. (Hereford Brooke) George

Gower uses ne bede in the same sense; 'That I ne bede never awake'; Conf.
— from Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) — Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems by Geoffrey Chaucer

"He has developed wonderfully and is a man to be depended upon now; but it took you, Gertrude, to educate him."
— from A Woman for Mayor: A Novel of To-day by Helen M. (Helen Maria) Winslow

Because the net is never spread for the hawk or the kite, that do us the mischief; it is spread for those that do us none: because in the last there is profit, while with the others it is labor lost.
— from The Comedies of Terence Literally Translated into English Prose, with Notes by Terence

Like Lord Aberdeen, his policy was pacific, avoiding war except in cases of urgent necessity; but in this matter he was not only in the minority in the cabinet but not on the popular side,--the Press and the people and the Commons being clamorous for war.
— from Beacon Lights of History, Volume 10: European Leaders by John Lord

“You have held me enthralled until now, but I tell you that you have strained the bond until it will ere long break.
— from The Bond of Black by William Le Queux