Word: wiseness
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...significant that the final impetus in Harvard's steady progress toward a position in the vanguard of world education has come during the short life of the Associated Harvard Clubs. The work of this group of interested alumni is characterized not only by generous contributions, but by the wise direction of these funds into useful channels. Typical are the Lionel de Jersey scholarship at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and the appointment of an athletic director some years...
...Boston newspapers is pleasant, the exercises in the new Tercentenary theater cannot fail to be impressive, nor the fireworks on the river exciting, but all these merely reflect an inner pride. They seem small beside this summer's symposium which is the first such gathering of the world's wise men since 13th century Paris...
...convention campaign which began "all hilarious and haphazard, all country town stuff . . . an amiable, neighborly, good-natured Kansas mutual admiration society, with ribald but affectionate swipes at the old 'Budget Balancer.' " It ended at Cleveland when the same group "managed to stumble through, and, by looking wise, seemed to be dominating the situation, which was controlled largely by guess and by grab, and, by good dumb luck, the situation always unfolded hours ahead of them." The Republican platform was shaped with Editor White representing Kansas on the Resolutions Committee. When the platform was finished he thanked his fellow...
Differing only in duration, Washington's later life was a continuing retreat, according to a distinguished friend of the Founder, who said in a public eulogy: "He devoted the remainder of his precious life to a commendable self-review of it; a review for which every wise man, know ing his accountability to a Sovereign Judge, should allot time and make opportunity...
...enemies quarreled over the honor of killing him; so well-guarded that would-be assassins sat in his presence not daring to pull the trigger; so idolized that Zinoviev's secretary, rather than kill Stalin, killed himself; so lucky that every plot against him failed; and finally so wise that a whole boxful of Bolsheviks intent on killing him did not try to justify themselves by uttering one critical or abusive word against the Perfect Dictator...