His written sermons are characterised by spiritual earnestness and simplicity. He enacts his character with earnestness and authenticity. Is it that I find her earnestness both poignant and poisonous? Not a great orator, Pusey compelled attention by his earnestness. "How sublime that an artist can travel so fluidly between humor and earnestness," she remarked. However, his earnestness and determination remain the same. Kevin Forest Moreau considered its lyrics as "unrestrained earnestness". They have the same stocky build, bushy moustache, glasses, slightly unkempt look, and earnestness. After military service, he began his medical studies with great earnestness. In response, Nigrodha offered him a sermon on appamada (earnestness). Sigma is the initial letter of the Greek word SPOUDE, which means earnestness. John Henry Newman described Maurice as a man of "great power" and of "great earnestness". Slowly, he begins to learn the sport in all earnestness. After Mao's death, Lei Feng remained a cultural icon representing earnestness and service.