sober-mindedness

Example Sentences

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The attitude of worship naturally suggests sober-mindedness and deep seriousness, and banishes frivolity.

From George Müller of Bristol And His Witness to a Prayer-Hearing God by Pierson, Arthur T. (Arthur Tappan)

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

Then you would call sober-mindedness a condition of our nature, such as pain, not a matter of reason that can be learnt?

From Cyropaedia: the education of Cyrus by Dakyns, Henry Graham

The Government, though in the form of a Republic, was in truth a despotism, moderated only by the wisdom, the sober-mindedness, and the magnanimity of the despot.—i.

From Famous Reviews by Johnson, R. Brimley

The things which American life and manners preach to her are not patience, sober-mindedness, faithfulness, diligence, and honesty, and eagerness for physical enjoyment.

From Reflections and Comments 1865-1895 by Godkin, Edwin Lawrence