It is much easier to recognise error than to find truth; the former lies on the surface, the latter rests in the depths.
— 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.
In the reign of Augustus they occupied a more extensive tract; reaching even this side the Weser, as appears from the accounts of the expedition of Drusus given by Dio and Velleius Paterculus: unless, as Dithmar observes, what is said of the Cherusci on this side
— from The Germany and the Agricola of Tacitus by Cornelius Tacitus
It was with mingled emotions that Rupert entered the town.
— from The Dash for Khartoum: A Tale of the Nile Expedition by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
Of these methods, that of Difference is more particularly a method of artificial experiment; while that of Agreement is more especially the resource employed where experimentation is impossible.
— from A System of Logic, Ratiocinative and Inductive (Vol. 1 of 2) by John Stuart Mill
Montalais was not malicious enough to rejoice extravagantly at her victory, or to overwhelm the conquered enemy, particularly when that enemy was the mother of her friend; she used then, but did not abuse, her triumph.
— from Ten Years Later by Alexandre Dumas
[52] (55) 5511-9980 consulate(s) general: Ciudad Juarez, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Tijuana consulate(s): Hermosillo, Matamoros, Merida, Nogales, Nuevo Laredo Flag description: three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and red; the coat of arms (an eagle perched on a cactus with a snake in its beak) is centered in the white band Economy Mexico Economy - overview: Mexico has a free market economy that recently entered the trillion dollar class.
— from The 2007 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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