Is it not singular that these animals, not usually wanting in sagacity or courage, should when threatened by fire so quietly submit to their fate without making a single effort to escape? ❋ Unknown (1844)
There are few better guides for a young man than this book of homely sagacity, which is wisdom about the world without being tainted by the bad sort of worldly wisdom. ❋ Alexander Maclaren (1868)
'Is it my defect of spiritual experience, that while that weight of sagacity, which is the iron to the dart of genius, is needful to satisfy me, the undertone of another and a deeper knowledge does not please, does not command me? ❋ Ossoli, Margaret F (1851)
Carthaginians called sagacity, and the Romans treachery and cunning, determined not to see these messengers. ❋ Jacob Abbott (1841)
Pinchot's funny accent work is quite unexpectedly perfect for the Dupin stories, featuring as they do the semi-hysterical Prefect of the Paris police, "G____," who is wont to burst into peals of lunatic laughter whenever Dupin calls his sagacity into question. ❋ Cory Doctorow (2011)
He spoke with a rare sagacity, which is a remarkable gift in a nation who exhibit more intellect in their conduct than in their conversation. ❋ R. S. [Illustrator] Greig (1791)
Not that good sense alone will be sufficient j for that conbiderable part of it, emending a comipt text, there must be a certain sagacity, which is siO dis - tinguishing a quality in Dr. Bentley. ❋ Unknown (1812)
For that consider - able part of it, emending a corrupt text, there must be a certain sagacity, which is so distinguishing a quality in Dr. Bentley. ❋ Unknown (1812)
It wouldn't be right to say that my relationship with George has revealed to me the "sagacity" of animals. ❋ Unknown (2009)
I have here certain letters from Paris on which I would consult your young sagacity which is accredited to us by the most loyal Doa Rita. '' ❋ Unknown (1919)
Edison, Tesla, and Roebling in their various ways have shown its magical quality; and more than one man of fortune owes his success more to his imagination than to that practical sagacity which is commonly supposed to be the conjurer which turns all baser metals into gold. ❋ Hamilton Wright Mabie (1880)
If there exist amongst the Federal party the sagacity which is at this moment attributed to them, and which leads them to see that a combination of circumstances which are sufficiently obvious, but which it is not necessary to wound Northern susceptibilities by specifying, have arisen, which gives fair opportunity for putting a stop to the effusion of kindred blood, we trust it may not be exercised in vain. ❋ Unknown (1864)
Knowing from the very first that there was some mystery connected with the count's life, I had studied him with a child's patient sagacity -- a sagacity which is all the more dangerous, as it is unsuspected -- and I had come to the conclusion that a constant dread rendered his life a burden. ❋ ��mile Gaboriau (1852)
Aided by that sagacity which is so conspicuous in Irishmen, when a vindictive or hostile feeling is excited among them, they depicted Flanagan's character with an accuracy and truth astonishingly correct and intuitive. ❋ William Carleton (1831)
I think, that poor Hickman never was remarkable for strength of mind, though not destitute of a certain kind of sagacity; and whether his tampering -- if it be tampering -- with these people, -- be the result of ❋ William Carleton (1831)
In general it is the best-known animal, or the one credited with the greatest sagacity, that is regarded as creator. [ ❋ Crawford Howell Toy (1877)
“This power of divination, this sagacity, which is the mother of all science, we may call anticipation. ❋ John Brown (1846)
For it should seem, that, as the sight of certain beasts is strong in the night but dim by day, the tenderness of the humors of their eyes not bearing the contact of the light, so there is also one kind of human skill and sagacity which is easily daunted and disturbed in actions done in the open day and before the world, and recovers all its self-possession in secret and covert enterprises; which inequality is occasioned in noble minds for want of philosophy, a mere wild and uncultivated fruit of a virtue without true knowledge coming up; as might be made out by examples. ❋ Plutarch (2003)
I have here certain letters from Paris on which I would consult your young sagacity which is accredited to us by the most loyal Dona Rita.” ❋ Unknown (2006)
You [can can] see his sagacity is [evident] by his having the balls to [sag] more than the average person. ❋ Au. (2015)
#1 Mrs Mackereth's sagacity is [off the charts]!
#2 The topless [sunbather's] sagacity was a [sight to behold]!
#3 Her sagacity is only a 1. What perky breasts she has! ❋ Bean & Boobs (2005)
The new [universal] term for [Atheism], [Agnosticism], and the Skeptically Faithful is Sagacism. ❋ Scott Turn (2010)
