Word: virtuousness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Lest I diverge from the virtuous nature of Euro-Quad life, I now call your attention to the fact that our residents are , on the whole, better looking. I must confess that I have a vested interest in this assertion, but I do believe that it's true. Perhaps our good looks are a benefit derived from all the exercise of walking and/or cycling. The bicycle, by the way, is not only a popular mode of transport but a veritable sport in these parts (Tour de Quad?). On the other hand, maybe our mysterious physical and intellectual appeal results from...
...virtuous person, according to the Stoics, acts out of a reasoned sense of responsibility and virtue, not out of something as unreliable as emotional attachment. This theory is not exclusive to the Romans. G.M. Carstairs, a British psychologist working in India, reports in a 1967 book that a Brahmin told him the following...
...employees is really a matter of principle. For once, we have shed our solipsistic crimson-colored sunglasses and moved beyond an issue of personal concern. Rather than frozen yogurt in houses and booze at house formals, we have awakened to the fact that what Harvard really lacks are the virtuous ideals conveyed by its emblem, Veritas. The notions of fairness and equality (among workers wages) as well as an appreciation of blue-collar work are all principles that have been adopted by the campaign...
...quiet, patient man who always expressed humility. He never sought praise for his own work," he said. "He was in many ways the quintessential virtuous lawyer...
...Americans lived in the cities. By World War II that figure would double, and the affordable Model T was one reason for it. People flocked to Detroit for jobs, and if they worked in one of Henry's factories, they could afford one of his cars--it's a virtuous circle, and he was the ringmaster. By the time production ceased for the Model T in 1927, more than 15 million cars had been sold--or half the world's output...