"Constitution" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... the growing part bends away from the touching object. It is possible that some secondary radicles are more sensitive than others; for Sachs has proved* the interesting fact that each individual secondary radicle possesses its own peculiar constitution. ...
— The Power of Movement in Plants • Charles Darwin
... of the essay, is his work, and he adds that he has been so busy with it that he is on the verge of a nervous break-down. Of course he is. Who would n't be with that job? And of course he has n't a constitution for chickens and a cow. But neither does he seem to have constitution enough for the light-giving either, being ready to collapse ...
— The Hills of Hingham • Dallas Lore Sharp
... any member of their families. Occasionally, when his rheumatism was exceptionally severe or his cough racking, this reflection embittered the Doctor. At other times—and this was generally—he accepted with philosophy this integral selfishness of clients as a part of their inevitable constitution. They were a set of people necessarily immersed and absorbed in their own woes, or in that extension of their woes which was still more passionately their own, and even more unmercifully insisted upon in proportion to the decent ...
— Life at High Tide - Harper's Novelettes • Various
... next order of business will be the election of officers for the coming year. The secretary just handed me this slip which gives you an idea of the requirements in order to be eligible to vote for officers. (Reads extracts from constitution.) The first will be the selection of a president for the coming ...
— Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 • Various
... do is to be patient until you grow stronger than you ever have been in your life, and then you shall have exactly what you want, Ruth. Sleep like a baby for a week or two. Then, slowly and gradually, we will build up such a constitution for you that you shall ride, drive, row, swim, dance, play, and have all that your girlhood has missed in fun and frolic, and all that your womanhood craves in love and companionship. Happiness has come at last, Ruth. Take it from me. Everything you crave is ...
— The Harvester • Gene Stratton Porter
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