sober-mindedness
- a word derived from sober-minded.
Example Sentences
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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)
Not sober-mindedness alone comes to him who looks narrowly into himself, but great sorrow of heart also.
From Bunyan Characters (3rd Series) by Whyte, Alexander
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
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)
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
