sober-mindedness

Example Sentences

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Let me repeat it to illustrate how sober-mindedness and great sorrow of heart always come to the best of men. 

From Bunyan Characters (3rd Series) by Whyte, Alexander

But what is the proof of sober-mindedness in man or woman?

From The Economist by Dakyns, Henry Graham

She was Miss Harriet's young Boston cousin, Helena Vernon, who, half-amused and half-impatient at the unnecessary sober-mindedness of her hostess and of Ashford in general, had set herself to the difficult task of gayety.

From The Queen's Twin and Other Stories by Jewett, Sarah Orne

But from his want of sober-mindedness, we cannot always prove his earnestness in the cause he advocated.

From Calamities and Quarrels of Authors by Disraeli, Isaac

Wealth is not among the number of good things; extravagance is among the number of evils, sober-mindedness of good things.

From Seekers after God by Farrar, F. W. (Frederic William)