In the first place, within a half mile of the place where he is, out of reverence for his exalted majesty, everybody preserves a mien of the greatest meekness and quiet, so that no noise of shrill voices or loud talk shall be heard.
— from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Rustichello of Pisa

our, like oil, 338 , 40; sad, tolerance of, 379 , 13 Navigators , ablest, fortunate, 462 , 25 Nay , a woman's, worth of, 141 , 43 Near , key to far, 444 , 34; not sought in far off, 462 , 38; the, 445 , 12; the, neglected, 367 , 9 Nearest , the, often far off, 54 , 20 Neatness a virtue, 526 , 27 Necessary , the barely, indispensable, 535 , 44 Necessities sterner than hopes, 444 , 38 Necessity , a teacher, 285 , 39, 43; all-powerful, 14 , 33; and fancy, 101 , 46; and free will hostile, 95 , 13; and law, power of, 121 , 57; and Nature barriers, 170 , 7; as a weapon, 194 , 12; basis of all, 10 , 56; earnest aspect of, 84 , 40; from habit, 138 , 11; hard to wield, 74 , 35; her allotments, 5 , 12; owns no holiday, 104 , 39; how to anticipate, 152 , 19; how to more than conquer, 523 , 8; in relation to strength, 417 , 25; its pressure beneficial, 267 , 32; its strength, 315 , 10; law for all but man, 8 , 55; man in relation to, 12; 64; mother of invention, 276 , 56; ground of existence, 94 , 44; our master, 58 , 18; power of, 313 , 32-34; 231 , 34; praised as virtue, 231 , 3; rebel of all laws, 103 , 42; ring of, always at the top, 250 , 12; ring of, ring of duty, 140 , 10; superior to Nature, 292 , 11; yoke of, to be borne, 175 , 31 Need , a bitter, at present, 472 , 6; and wish, 105 , 2; man's first, 204 , 14; our prime one, 568 , 29 Needle , to pole, 395 , 32 Negation , mere, unfruitful, 116 , 18; the end of opposition, 425 , 8; opposed to activity, 94 , 5 Negations , taking safety under, 203 , 2 Negative principle, the importance of, 191 , 15 Negatives , deprecated, 71 , 37 Neglect , a little, dangerous, 8 , 42, 47, 49 Negligence , one, fatal, 169 , 33 Negro , Fuller on, 436 , 19 Neighbour's , our, prosperity and poverty, 449 , 47 Neighbours , their value to us, 522 , 40 Nelson's signal at Trafalgar, 82 , 43 Nemesis on the alert, 381 , 21 Neptune's trident, 235 , 26 Nero , on signing a death-warrant, 512 , 1 Nerves , the man, 444 , 42 Nescience greater than science, 382 , 31 Nest , one's own, beautiful, 4 , 37 Nest-life , echo of, audible only in sorrow, 424 , 37 Net , while fisher sleeps, 89 , 5 Nets , useless where no fish, 82 , 28 Nettle , how to handle, 121 , 40; stroking a, 484 , 37 Never , a long while, 38 , 5 New , a precedent some day, 328 , 27; age, a, want of, 426 , 22; and old, discretion in regard to, 28 , 16; and old, the conflict of, characterised, 421 , 24; its appearance and effects of, 541 , 2; foil, to old, 183 , 13; in science and morals, 189 , 43; nothing, in life, 315 , 29; reproduction of old, or forgotten, 180 , 15, 16; seldom good, 183 , 12; the, and the valuable, 537 , 29; the, how to employ, 243 , 44; the, still but in birth pangs, 424 , 15; unexpected quarter it comes from, 430 , 46; year's, a, greeting, 240 , 29 News , good and bad, 402 , 44; only teller of, 446 , 21 Newspaper , literature, Goethe on, 333 , 41; the influential, Emerson on, 207 , 38 Newspapers , Napoleon's dread of, 114 , 1; our fortresses, 191 , 35 News-writer , highest reach of, 435 , 9 New Testament , revelation in, 375 , 13 Newton , on his own worth, 172 , 26 Nicknames , good, effect of, 306 , 25 Niggard , always poor, 159 , 5; contrasted with generous, 24 , 7 Night , a long, 370 , 18; and morning, rule for, 406 , 28; cause of, to man, 76 , 4; counsel by, 226 , 30; deeds of, 536 , 4; last in the train of, 99 , 53; sayings on the, 444 , 45-49; 445 , 1; sober-suited matron, 44 , 39; the darkest, followed by day, 55 , 24 Nightingale , the, Milton on, 408 , 21 Nights , drowsy, how to have, 176 , 31 Nimbleness , contrasted with haste, 141 , 5 Nimrod , the, of this era, 450 , 40 Nineteenth century, the enthusiasm of, 245 , 18 Nirvana , 313 , 15; road to, 444 , 40 "No," a surly, honest fellow, 302 , 37; from merely saying, no good, 116 , 18; power of saying, as a sign, 309 , 16; to be deliberate, 337 , 1 No, man indispensable, 180 , 3; one called happy before death, 63 , 34; the way to yea, 319 , 22; value of learning to say, 236 , 6 Noah's ark, mouldy rolls of, 308 , 15 Nobility , a man's, a test of, 368 , 14; a sure mark of, 234 , 34; and virtue, of kin, 242 , 6; appendix to, 170 , 35; at its origin, 10 , 8; source of, 308 , 7; in mind, 76 , 53; mark of true, 425 , 17; of race, mark of, 184 , 21; of soul, and of birth, 55 , 28; our old, to be preserved, 244 , 1; oldest and only true, 445 , 33; the beginning of, 190 , 22; the only, 488 , 39; {pg 626} true, essence of, 426 , 2; true, its origin, 500 , 27 Noble , and vulgar, self-estimates of, 461 , 10; birth, proof of, 391 , 21; blood, humble, 213 , 4; descent, value of, 171 , 11; heart, attractive power of, 385 , 22; how men become, 190 , 31; man, and danger, 532 , 15; man, defined, 60 , 22; mind, mark of, 491 , 44; only, to be good, 163 , 5; people, loyalty of, 15 , 52; qualities, non-transferable, 484 , 10; silent ones, of world, 465 , 10; soul, proved in difficulty, 186 , 3; souls, power of, 508 , 112; the, appreciation of, 53 , 31; 489 , 36; the, defined, 484 , 26; 536 , 38; the, great, 309 , 48; the, in death, 445 , 4; to keep with noble, 203 , 1; words for shield of, 116 , 36 Nobleman , a definition of, 360 , 39; a degenerate, 505 , 25; defined, 143 , 38; qualities of a, 380 , 27 Nobleness , attribute of all, 10 , 32; its derivation, 319 , 29; refining power of, 16 , 16; test of, 76 , 52; the idea of, 184 , 25 Nobles , born, 304 , 9 Nod versus rod, 15 , 55 Noise , music in distance, 268 , 37; not might, 14 , 31; of things deafening, 232 , 51 Noises , encourager of, 431 , 6 Nomadism , evil of, 346 , 29 Non-being , no step in nature to, 517 , 24 Non-existent rather than ignoble, 29 , 35 Nonsense , consecration of, 523 , 18; daring, 53 , 19; in rhyme, 235 , 43; no objection in, 167 , 31; refreshing, 166 , 9 No-progress men to be debarred public highways, 450 , 8 Northern star, constant as, 164 , 39 Nose , big, and handsome face, 210 , 20 Noses , counting, to ascertain truth, 398 , 27; long, Napoleon's partiality for, 544 , 1; the length of, 472 , 14 Nothing , absolute, 2 , 21; blessed in every respect, 299 , 3; extenuate, 400 , 48; for ever, 510 , 29; for nothing, 330 , 1; from nothing, 58 , 34; 97 , 16; of nothing, 24 , 3; only once in the world, 476 , 8; perishes, 328 , 17; they that do, 479 , 39 Novel , every, debtor to Homer, 93 , 5 Novels , their unreality, 378 , 1; writers of, and double wrong they do, 563 , 42 Novelty , charm of, 87 , 28; desire for, 179 , 35; love of, a ruling passion, 324 , 36; man's itch for, 87 , 16; people's delight in, 205 , 12; undue charm of, 536 , 37 Now , the, 445 , 12 Numbers , I lisp'd in, 21 , 18; round, 378 , 17 Nurse , influence of, 3 , 13 Nursery , training in, 443 , 50
— 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.

chapter of this book, that the Kingdom of God is a Civil Common-wealth, where God himself is Soveraign, by vertue first of the Old, and since of the New Covenant, wherein he reigneth by his Vicar, or Lieutenant; the same places do therefore also prove, that after the comming again of our Saviour in his Majesty, and glory, to reign actually, and Eternally; the Kingdom of God is to be on Earth.
— from Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes

The old sacristan, evidently deaf and ailing, did not hear the prayers very distinctly, and this very often led to slight misunderstandings.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

The wintry mist, then lost to view: Or like the sun's reflection, cast Upon the flood, too bright to last: So was the glorious dame till then Removed from Gods' and mortals' ken, Till—such was Gautam's high decree— Prince Ráma came to set her free.
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki

The Editor owes to the kindness of Mrs. Maxwell Scott permission to examine the twenty-four large volumes of letters to Sir Walter, and some other manuscripts, which are preserved at Abbotsford.
— from Waverley; Or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since by Walter Scott

[Sidenote: BACON'S VIEW OF LIFE] To some men, to most men, life offers a problem to be solved by standards that are eternally right; to others life is a game, the object is to win, and the rules may be manipulated to one's own advantage.
— from Outlines of English and American Literature An Introduction to the Chief Writers of England and America, to the Books They Wrote, and to the Times in Which They Lived by William J. (William Joseph) Long

We also find on these cups the word “Halleluiah,” showing that A word with which ancient Syro-Chaldæans conjured has become, through the vicissitudes of language, the Shibboleth of modern Revivalists.
— from The Secret Doctrine, Vol. 3 of 4 by H. P. (Helena Petrovna) Blavatsky

A half-dozen policemen at the palace gate, a vendor of lemonade, two street-sweepers, an Italian cinematograph photographer, { 307} and a dozen foreign newspaper men—that was the extent of the crowd.
— from The New Map of Europe (1911-1914) The Story of the Recent European Diplomatic Crises and Wars and of Europe's Present Catastrophe by Herbert Adams Gibbons

He was a most pleasant kindly Brigade Commander, with the supreme virtue of leaving the specialists to do their work in their own way.
— from Q.6.a and Other places: Recollections of 1916, 1917 and 1918 by Francis Buckley

Nemo unquam ab orbe condito tot veris omnium lacrymis, tot sinceris laudibus celebratus est.
— from Microcosmography or, a Piece of the World Discovered; in Essays and Characters by John Earle

There is scarcely an element of civilization which we value, that was not, directly or indirectly, developed by the Crusades, yet which was not sought for, or anticipated even,— the centralization of thrones, the weakening of the power of feudal barons, the rise of free cities, the growth of commerce, the impulse given to art, improvements in agriculture, the rise of a middle class, the wonderful spread of literature, greater refinements in manners and dress, increased toleration of opinions, a more cheerful view of life, the simultaneous development of energies in every field of human labor, new hopes and aspirations among the people, new glories around courts, new attractions in the churches, new comforts in the villages, new luxuries in the cities.
— from Beacon Lights of History, Volume 3 part 1: The Middle Ages by John Lord

I escaped, but it was inconvenient for me for some time afterwards, because whenever I passed over the road I naturally visited the refreshment house, and was compelled to wink in a manner which took away the appetites of other travellers, and one day caused a very old lady to state, with her mouth full of sponge-cake, that she had cripples and drunkards in her family, but thanks to the heavens above, no idiots without any control over their eyes, looking sternly at me as she spoke.
— from The Complete Works of Artemus Ward (HTML edition) by Artemus Ward

They turned to him as the man who knew what he wanted—as the voice of liberty, the soul of the new régime, the genius who could breathe into the commonwealth a breath of fresh vitality.
— from Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Complete Series I, II, and III by John Addington Symonds

Above all, the West India trade, which the United States so much desired, was granted only with the proviso that it should be carried on in vessels of less than seventy tons burden.
— from Formation of the Union, 1750-1829 by Albert Bushnell Hart