Hæc prima lex in amicitia sanciatur, ut neque rogemus res turpes, nec faciamus rogati —Be this the first law established in friendship, that we neither ask of others what is dishonourable, nor ourselves do it when asked.
— from Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources Including Phrases, Mottoes, Maxims, Proverbs, Definitions, Aphorisms, and Sayings of Wise Men, in Their Bearing on Life, Literature, Speculation, Science, Art, Religion, and Morals, Especially in the Modern Aspects of Them by Wood, James, Rev.

I grew fond of her company, and, being at that time under no religious restraint, and presuming upon my importance to her, I attempted familiarities (another erratum) which she repuls'd with a proper resentment, and acquainted him with my behaviour.
— from Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin

Ceci signifie néanmoins que seul un nombre relativement restreint de langues seront représentées (comparativement aux quelques milliers d'idiomes qui existent).
— from Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas by Marie Lebert

Richard Baxter, in his ‘The Certainty of the World of Spirits,’ was able to give numerous well authenticated cases from his own lifetime; and the sceptical man of science, Glanvill, showed that unreason, not reason, rejected the evidence for witchcraft.
— from Mediæval Heresy & the Inquisition by Arthur Stanley Turberville

The apostles built revealed religion upon natural religion, revealed theology upon natural theology, according to the rule, “That is not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; afterward that which is spiritual.”
— from Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors by James Freeman Clarke

Let us now read Rom. 6:4: “Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death.”
— from The Gospel Day; Or, the Light of Christianity by Charles Ebert Orr

Adios until November rolls ’round.
— from Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol. 2. No. 13, October, 1920 America's Magazine of Wit, Humor and Filosophy by Various

"It is the most complete thing ever seen upon Norlamin," replied Rovol with a smile.
— from Skylark Three by E. E. (Edward Elmer) Smith

Nations, luxury, extravagance, ostentation, the peril of, 348-m. Nations, sanctity of the Name held by the ancient, 204-l. Natural Forces in action and opposition result in movement and Harmony, 859-l. Natural law, a constant mode of action, seems to belong to the nature of things, 827-l. Natural objects surrounded the initiate in the Mysteries, 414-l. Natural phenomena and things appeal to men, 714-u. Natural phenomena depends on a single immutable law, 732-u. Natural religion reveals to us God as the Infinite parent of all, 714-m. Nature and discord dwelt below the Moon, according to Lucanus, 654-m. Nature as free from dogmatism as from tyranny, 355-u. Nature divided between the Good and Evil principles, 664-u. Nature enslaved to common notions and notions to words, 693-l. Nature gives evidences of immortality, found everywhere, 517-m. Nature
— from Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Albert Pike

If done at home, constant stirring is necessary to prevent burning; but all good grocers use now rotary roasters, which brown each grain perfectly.
— from The Easiest Way in Housekeeping and Cooking Adapted to Domestic Use or Study in Classes by Helen Campbell

It can count upon no regular returns.
— from Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. by Charles Knight

(Fisk University, Nashville, race relations)
— from Motion Pictures 1960-1969: Catalog of Copyright Entries by Library of Congress. Copyright Office