I have never permitted myself to add or subtract anything from my observations because of the seductions of preconceived theory.
"Makers of Modern Medicine"
James J. Walsh
He did not propose, he said, to recite the story of his enquiries, which had resulted in the arrest of Gurn, for this had been set forth fully in the indictment, and the jury had also seen his depositions at the original examination: he had nothing to add to, or to subtract from, his previous evidence.
"Fantômas"
Pierre Souvestre Marcel Allain
But true wages, are what remains after allowance has been made for such interest, and it would be proper to subtract also what is paid to the government as taxes.
"Political economy"
W. Stanley Jevons