Word: thoughtful
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1890-1899
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Bishop Brooks was sensitive upon any one point, it was upon other men's estimate of his executive powers. Many thought he was too good a preacher to be a good manager, but any who have observed know full well that never did a man perform more completely the routine of his office. The only trouble is that he was too faithful. He wore out, not from thinking, but from working...
...than there is room for on the earth, and from these we must learn to select those deals which are worthy and beautiful. The selection must be made with great care; for no one will, after a mature deliberation, choose an unworthy idea. It is the lack of thought, the lack of careful planning, which leaves one without any high conceptions and makes ones life a failure...
...College would be old enough to mind their own business. Certainly it arouses no friendly feeling in a man to see a blue book which has been prepared for fair examination, ridiuled by a proctor who sees something funny in every honest opinion, and in every sign of individual thought. There has been a suggestion of "eminent domain" about the conduct of the proctors this year which has made them decidedly obnoxious. The students cannot expect to be left to themselves at the examinations; they may, however, reasonably expect the proctors to act as gentlemen...
...poetry consists of a sonnet and a rondeau. The sonnet is good poetry but not a good sonnet, while the rondeau is not only good in form, but is decidedly above the average in style and thought...
...second mass meeting of the university will be called on Thursday or Friday, and last week's vote reconsidered. As the majority against the rule was only 30. it is thought that the vote will be favorable this time...