salutary

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Salutary sorrow 66:6 Trials teach mortals not to lean on a material staff, -         a broken reed, which pierces the heart.

From Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures by Eddy, Mary Baker

Salutary reforms have been introduced by the Secretary ad interim, and great reductions of expenses have been effected under his administration of the War Department, to the saving of millions to the Treasury.

From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 6, part 2: Andrew Johnson by Richardson, James D. (James Daniel)

Salutary as this doubtless was to the really ignorant meddler, there was one occasion, of which I learnt thirty years later, where at bottom the rebuke was not deserved.

From Thomas Henry Huxley A Character Sketch by Huxley, Leonard

"Salutary reductions in habitual expenditures" were urged in every branch of the public service from the diplomatic and revenue services to the judiciary and the naval yards.

From Jefferson and His Colleagues; a chronicle of the Virginia dynasty by Johnson, Allen

Salutary, sal′ū-tar-i, adj. belonging to health: promoting health or safety: wholesome: beneficial.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various