Now open-mindedness is the sine qua non of what is called "brilliant society," and brilliant society is by far the best manure with which to fertilize the soil in which revolutions are to be cultivated.
One or two fine ladies had made open-mindedness and a taste for ideas fashionable: snobisme was doing the rest.
Perhaps her high-mindedness with all its defects had kept her heart young.
Whatever ear-mindedness one has, is well worth hanging on to and improving.
Then the high-mindedness and unselfish devotion of the woman of his choice sustained him, refreshing his weary soul with consolation and encouragement, and calming the tumult of his wounded feelings.
It will, for instance, require very strong evidence to establish feeble-mindedness as a unit character.
Much more psychological analysis must be done before the question of the inheritance of feeble-mindedness can be considered solved.
Add that the line between normal and feeble-minded individuals is wholly arbitrary, and it seems that there is little reason to talk about feeble-mindedness as a unit character.
It has been pointed out in Chapter V that there are good reasons for doubting that feeble-mindedness is inherited in a simple Mendelian fashion, although it is widely accepted as such.
Then it must be borne in mind that there is no sharp distinction between feeble-mindedness and the normal mind.
A common type of feeble-mindedness is accompanied by a face called Mongoloid, because of a certain resemblance to that of some of the Mongolian races as will be noted above.
Heredity offers a satisfactory explanation, for some forms of feeble-mindedness and epilepsy, and some of the diseases known as insanity, behave as recessives and segregate in just the way mentioned.
Feeble-mindedness and insanity were also included in the census mentioned, and the total number of the three kinds of defectives was found to be 19 per thousand in one county and 11.
He was afraid lest she repent her open-mindedness toward him and talk no more.
He understood it afterward, but for the present his single-mindedness spared the girl.
Its future depends, therefore, very largely upon the open-mindedness of the older and more strongly established forms of religion.
The courteous high-mindedness of Sir John Tenniel has made greatly for this mellowing and moderation, to the point, indeed, that many complain that Punch no longer hits out straight from the shoulder.
The site and situation of the gate, for one thing, was of itself enough to banish all light-mindedness from the man who was stationed there.
To keep up what is called active-mindedness nearly everyone needs somebody to talk to.
The high-mindedness of antiquity showed itself in a disregard of small things; the high-mindedness of the present day shows itself in wild license.
To which Ischomachus) Yes, Socrates, and I would fain narrate some other instances of like large-mindedness on her part: shown in the readiness with which she listened to my words and carried out my wishes.
But what is the proof of sober-mindedness in man or woman?
It makes hideousness beautiful and stupidity clever, old age young and wickedness good, moroseness amiable, and low-mindedness magnanimous, perversity pretty and vulgarity piquant.
The pradhan’s son, who detected certain symptoms of strong-mindedness in the Princess Padmavati, advised his lord to be wise whilst wisdom availed him.
But this was refused either on account of the narrow-mindedness of the Christians or the fear of mercantile competition.
In the West German free cities of Frankfort and Worms, almost stronger antipathy to Jews prevailed than in Hamburg, having its root in the narrow-mindedness of the Philistine citizens and the guilds rather than in religious antipathy.
When, however, the narrow-mindedness and selfishness of their complaints were pointed out to them by an intelligent kadi they were satisfied, and the Jews were allowed to settle in their midst in peace.
In Bavaria the congregations of Ratisbon and Augsburg were the only ones to escape the slaughter.
I know, of course, full well one frequent consequence of the broad-mindedness which results.
He finds only that feeble minds are minds of arrested development in regard to all functions, and that different grades of feeble-mindedness correspond with different stages of normal mental development completely arrested.
A careful perusal of the introductory chapter on methods reveals both the thoroughness and open-mindedness of the author.
The conclusions reached are numerous and important, but the one of greatest theoretical interest is this, that feeble-mindedness is inherited as a simple recessive Mendelian unit-character.
Goddard's findings as regards feeble-mindedness fit in perfectly with this scheme.
How well Hadassah and her husband could afford to forget the narrow-mindedness and the conceit of it all!
In Alvina high-mindedness was already stretched beyond the breaking point.
I cannot make thee out--unless it be Thou art moonstruck, and maudlin-mindedness At times seize thee betraying thy manhood thus!
He had found that single-mindedness was not the dominant quality of those who followed politics as a profession.
This national like-mindedness is a glorious achievement.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "mindedness" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
