Word: comforting
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Liberal education is learning to see truth and goodness on one's own, without the comfort of consensus or the smugness of solidarity. This is the hardest thing for a human being to achieve, but also the most brilliant achievement. The liberal education is harder than an education in any particular task, whether making money, curing the sick, helping the underprivileged, entertaining the bored, advancing science, winning arguments, reporting the news, deconstructing texts, grinding out punditry or decrying oppression. The liberal education goes beyond making one good at something or for something. It makes one good and wise without qualification...
...chemicals "intensify the sensory properties of chocolate." Or they may elevate the mood directly, which might explain why people medicate themselves with chocolate at times of psychological stress--a speculation that could possibly lead someday to new treatments for depression. For now, compulsive chocolate eaters can take some comfort in the fact that the craving isn't entirely theirs to control...
PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA INC. Porsche began turning out bikes in June. The FS has a lightweight frame and front- and rear-wheel suspension to guarantee comfort on different surfaces at all speeds. Hydraulic brakes maintain performance in all weather. Price...
MERCEDES-BENZ OF NORTH AMERICA INC. The first all-terrain mountain bike by Mercedes in the U.S. weighs about 24 lbs. Its disk-brake system ensures a more reliable braking action in rain and mud. Adjustable springs and hydraulic shocks provide more comfort over rough terrain. Includes travel case. Price...
...failing key moral "tests," unless they substituted what is hard and right for what is easy and fun, the nation's best days were past. The mere act of voting for him, suggested Dole, would be morally renewing because he was asking them to make hard choices: courage over comfort, honor over wealth. Whether or not the polls bounce and the mood changes, Dole tried to frame the election as a choice: I am older, wiser, firmer and better, while my opponent--so flush with easy promises--is younger, weaker...