base-minded
Example Sentences
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Liberal and brave men live best, they seldom cherish sorrow; but a base-minded man dreads everything; the niggardly is uneasy even at gifts.
From The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson by Saemund Sigfusson
For all that, he does not appear in his writings a selfish or base-minded man.
From Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions Volume 2 by Harris, Frank
Ought she to have left it to a then new and small power to take vengeance on her mean, base-minded, yet powerful foe?
From Zenobia or, the Fall of Palmyra by Ware, William
She was not base-minded; nothing could have induced her to marry a man, however rich, whom she thought wicked.
From Cashel Byron's Profession by Shaw, Bernard
Benefits conferred on base-minded people are like drops of water thrown into the sea.
From Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote by Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de
