But let us not for that provocation be precipitate in our desire to dismiss our lamps.
— from Nationalism by Rabindranath Tagore

Two boys were fighting in the adjoining room—a lame student who was very sensitive about his infirmity and an unhappy newcomer from the provinces who was just commencing his studies.
— from The Reign of Greed by José Rizal

But characters exclusively due to analogous variation would probably be of an unimportant nature, for the preservation of all functionally important characters will have been determined through natural selection, in accordance with the different habits of the species.
— from The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, 6th Edition by Charles Darwin

Thou didst endure enough, oh, heart;— Strong was thy hope; Unto new friends thy portals widely ope, Let old ones be.
— from Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Then let us now finish the purgation, I said.
— from The Republic of Plato by Plato

For our country did not beget and educate us with the expectation of receiving no support, as I may call it, from us; nor for the purpose of consulting nothing but our convenience, to supply us with a secure refuge for idleness and a tranquil spot for rest; but rather with a view of turning to her own advantage the nobler portion of our genius, heart, and counsel; giving us back for our private service only what she can spare from the public interests.
— from Cicero's Tusculan Disputations Also, Treatises On The Nature Of The Gods, And On The Commonwealth by Marcus Tullius Cicero

But characters thus gained would probably be of an unimportant nature, for the presence of all important characters will be governed by natural selection, in accordance with the diverse habits of the species, and will not be left to the mutual action of the conditions of life and of a similar inherited constitution.
— from On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life by Charles Darwin

"When any English came thither," he tells us, "none forbore to pay respect to the Chancellor"; and, with a certain pride, he records how Sir Richard Temple's refusal to visit Clarendon caused "a general aversion towards him," so that he was compelled to quit the town, where "he left behind him the reputation of a very vain, humorous, and sordid person."
— from Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon — Volume 02 by Craik, Henry, Sir

The first thing is to cut a paper pattern of the parts, using newspaper for the purpose.
— from Everybody's Book of Luck by Anonymous

With the first shriek of the band for help that first platoon came limbering up, not forgetting to pass the word for their watchmates as they came.
— from Running Free by James B. (James Brendan) Connolly

Still Philip did not give up negotiating, for the purpose of gaining time and of letting the edge wear off the Flemings’ confidence.
— from A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 2 by François Guizot

The Letter Carriers also have not the same urgent need for the payment of a disability benefit and until the Denver convention, 1902, paid insurance against death without direct provision for disability.
— from Beneficiary Features of American Trade Unions by James Boyd Kennedy

Though you be not able at once to unite with us, nor for the present to take upon you our strait and heavy testimony, yet because you have been faithful to your lights we will stand by you and see that no man hinder or molest you.”
— from The Standard Bearer by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett

Let us never forget that Past and Present walk hand in hand, and, as between friends, there must always be much "give and take."
— from The Treasury of Ancient Egypt Miscellaneous Chapters on Ancient Egyptian History and Archaeology by Arthur E. P. Brome (Arthur Edward Pearse Brome) Weigall

Further duplicity was useless now, for the present, at least, for she was fully informed as to his sentiments with regard to the obnoxious testament.
— from The Maid of Honour: A Tale of the Dark Days of France. Vol. 2 (of 3) by Lewis Wingfield

It is said to be traditional among the Vēpur Paraiyans that the tālis (marriage badges) of Hindu women and lamps should not be stolen from a house, and that personal violence should not be resorted to, except when unavoidably necessary for the purpose of escape or self-defence.
— from Castes and Tribes of Southern India. Vol. 6 of 7 by Edgar Thurston