A faith which is merely selfish, which recognises that Christ can save from disaster in this life or in the life to come, and which cleaves to Him solely on that account, is scarcely the faith that Christ approves.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I"
Marcus Dods
They waved their hats in reply to my signal; then bent to their oars again, and cleft the waters as an arrow cleaves the air.
"A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas"
Fanny Loviot
I caught a second glimpse of his face as he turned it from her; a flash of triumph passed over it, breaking its frowns as lightning cleaves a thunder-cloud.
"Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life"
Ann S. Stephens