base-minded

Example Sentences

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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

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

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

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