When a species, owing to highly favourable circumstances, increases inordinately in numbers in a small tract, epidemics--at least, this seems generally to occur with our game animals--often ensue: and here we have a limiting check independent of the struggle for life.

The Origin of Species by Darwin, Charles View in context

Writing the words L'Empereur Napoleon in numbers, it appears that the sum of them is 666, and that Napoleon therefore the beast foretold in the Apocalypse.

War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context

Though the enemy be stronger in numbers, we may prevent him from fighting.

The Art of War by Sun, Tzu View in context

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