Word: soundness
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Marcus Aurelius. The letters contained in the volume throw much light on Shaftesbury's character and are all in Shaftesburys' best style. It is this portion of the book that is most helpful to the ordinary reader, for it enables him to understand better a great philanthropist, a sound thinker, and a deep student of human and ethical problems...
...king rehabilitating his military honor and personal fortunes. Over-joyed at this unexpected outcome the Major hastens to Minna, expecting to be welcomed as of old. Minna, on the contrary, in her pretended poverty, answers the Major with the same words he had previously used to her. Her sound common sense, however, prevents her from carrying her part any farther than is necessary to give her fiance of wholesome lesson and convince him of the essentially selfish character of his actions...
President Eliot accepted the boat house in behalf of the University. He said that the development of the body is necessary to the cultivation of a sound mind, and that rowing is a great means to such development. However, he expressed the fear that rowing is not today as pure a pleasure as it should be, and as it was when he rowed on the crew. It is to be hoped that rowing will be further fostered in the near future by the construction of a dam at Craigie Bridge, which would keep the river at high water mark...
Most of the speakers devoted most of their time to defining the issues of the campaign and in showing that the real question is imperialism, while sound money difficulties are a side issue. P. E. Fitzpatrick compared the respective statements of the Democratic and Republican platforms as regards the status of the Filipinos when they shall have attained self governing ability. He argued that the Democratic party has adopted a definite policy, while the assurances of the Republican party as to giving the Filipinos self government are vague and unsatisfactory...
...arts is to perfect the morality or ethical state of men is a proposition, however, that has laid Ruskin open to much criticism. History shows that Ruskin was probably mistaken in this respect. Ruskin's philosophy of art in "Modern Painters," will in the main, however, be found entirely sound though overstatements, and even errors are not wanting. "It has not always been correctly represented. It has in fact not seldom been inexcusably represented. This work is in the main sound and illuminating. It is on the highest plane of thought and feeling; and no criticism...