Word: wisdoms
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Thou, not l-lt. Frail and paunchy, with a majestic beard and "penetrating, incorruptible eyes," Buber was once described by Swiss Novelist Hermann Hesse, an eclectic Christian, as "one of the few wise men on earth." Buber's wisdom was reflected in many fields - his poetic translation of the Hebrew Bible into German, his retelling of the long-forgotten legends of the joyous, mystical Hasidim, his vision of a Jewish education for the modern world, his defense of kibbutz socialism and the spiritual meaning of Zionism...
Most of the time, though, Genghis just idles along in Peking, where the Chinese let him in on the discovery of gunpowder. Other odd bits of wisdom are supplied by Emperor Robert Morley, who apparently can't tell one Oriental from another, since his dynasty resembles a road-show Mikado. The high pooh-bah in charge of comedy relief is Kam Ling (James Mason), sporting almond eyes, malocclusion and a washee-quickee accent. As befits a ham, Kam Ling is sliced up just before a lively duel to the death between Jamuga and Genghis. Hordes of loyal Mongol mourners...
...Senator Ernest Gruening, one of the most vocal critics of Administration policy in Viet Nam, delivered a furious speech in the Senate: "Unhappily, the U.S. press has been gravely derelict in reporting what has transpired in the OAS with regard to the Dominican crisis. Commentators express doubts regarding the wisdom of expanding our mission to prevent a Communist takeover. Many reports question the extent of Communist infiltration. Yet, to my knowledge, none of the major wire services, newspapers or radio-television systems have taken the trouble to examine the findings of the OAS investigating team...
...State College isn't exactly what you would consider a "prestige school"-but that one of its graduates now occupies the White House. The inference in your story on college admissions [May 7] is that you can get a good education at a small school. This pearl of wisdom doesn't seem to have impressed the group of "Ivy League rejects" that hangs out at our house. The favorite topic of conversation at present seems to be, "What school are you transferring to next year...
...only by unsavvy art directors. A package tipped on its side suggests business collapse, and a half-filled pack of cigarettes conjures up visions of half-empty rice bowls. Because comets are ill omens, British Overseas Airways Corp. has renamed its Comet 4 "Hui Sing," which means "star of wisdom...