英语词汇“self-assertive”造句的方法、技巧、例句及翻译-英语例句辞典

She was a disagreeable little woman, no longer young, who had quarreled with almost everyone, owing to a temper which was self-assertive and a disposition to trample upon the rights of others. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

A fresh, frank and rather realistic tale of a self-assertive young mom, told from a working-class perspective, starring a woman who also runs the show. Review | ‘SMILF’ is another cable dramedy that has the moves, but not the meaning 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z

Far from cowering in guilt and shame, these inmates are a remarkably feisty and self-assertive group, and their candor is extraordinary. Critic?s Notebook: Faces on Film Add Humanity To the News 2011-06-15T22:24:44Z

In his grief, Tony resolves to become the person he’s always wanted to be — self-assertive, impolitic and largely resistant to the efforts of friends who hope to steer him onto more positive paths. Ricky Gervais on ‘After Life’ and Life After the Golden Globes 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z

This Anna is bedraggled, frightened, distant, protective and morose, yet also self-assertive. Music: A Tortured Russian Poet's Twisted World 2011-04-05T13:30:06Z

She was not a celebrity, but there seems no reason to think she could not have been another superstar had she been more self-assertive. Art Review: Everyone?s 15 Minutes In a Culture of Celebrity 2011-01-13T22:44:50Z

Sending Su-hyeok to Dochang had punctured her own belief that a good education was one that could mold every child into a self-assertive “leader” type. One sign of South Korea's population crisis: Rural elementary schools are running out of children 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z

"They can deal with crime by chain-gang and lynch law, or at least they think they can, but the South can conceive neither machinery nor place for the educated, self-reliant, self-assertive black man," he wrote. Why the book bans and censorship? Those who rule want to crush knowledge — and freedom 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z

She displays all the characteristics of the modern, self-assertive woman. Caroline and Martine: Picture book heroines who fought for French hearts 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z

It was not exactly the impression of great wealth which was conveyed—that, as a rule, is self-assertive. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z

Small though it was, the council entered upon a course so independent and self-assertive that in the following year the Pope was glad to take advantage of its paucity of numbers to declare it dissolved. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z

The four uncles had individuality, rising sometimes to the verge of eccentricity; in their various paths of life they were independent, critical, self-assertive, and with a characteristic absence of reticence. Herbert Spencer 2012-02-29T03:00:20.773Z

This dainty little heart's-ease has nothing of the gay, joyous, self-assertive look of our yellow pansy, but rather the shy, timid mien belonging to all the creatures of the woodland. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z

Flixton seemed to him a hearty, manly young fellow, a little boastful and self-assertive perhaps--but remarkably sound. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z

Not that there was anything about this great French sailor that was arrogant or offensively self-assertive. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z

The captain, pompous and self-assertive, preferred to rise and rant against the "infernal injustice of this high-handed method." On Secret Service Detective-Mystery Stories Based on Real Cases Solved By Government Agents 2011-11-26T03:00:14.947Z

She became less self-assertive, too, the more responsibility she had, and she had ceased to be capricious. The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume II (of 2) 2011-10-21T02:00:19.713Z

He was thirty-nine years of age, of gentle birth, acute, restive, and singularly self-assertive. Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Devel 2011-10-06T02:00:32.743Z

Oddly enough there were no dogs about, and the fowls did not seem to be as self-assertive there as Swazie fowls usually are. The Outspan Tales of South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:41.410Z

Now, as Germany becomes more self-assertive politically as well as economically, some people both inside and outside the country fear it is seeking a "German Europe". No, EU talk of economic governance does not herald the Fourth Reich 2011-08-18T11:50:11Z

“To the Marylebone Road,” cried the Spirit of Art—in these days the Spirit is a very self-assertive young person, and not at all like an unprotected female—“Baker Street Station, Marylebone Road.” Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-16T02:00:44.103Z

And youth allied with beauty becomes self-assertive, a claimant against the world, a plaintiff against facts before High Heaven's tribunal. Helena's Path 2011-07-29T02:00:22.607Z

This was the only time I knew Mr. Cowen to make a self-assertive reply. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:17.663Z

Both education and morality set themselves to rationalize the moody, lawless, transient, isolated, self-assertive, and impatient aspects of things, introducing the wondering scholar to the inherent necessities which surround him. The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education 2011-07-19T02:00:17.220Z

He was so shy that he did not move in Society as he might have done had he been self-assertive. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z

Elizabeth Dickenson was more like the Chicago girls Baird had met, more striking and self-assertive than her county kin, and far more fashionably gowned. Nobody's Child 2011-06-29T02:00:24.827Z

And the squire was the same stout and blustering, self-assertive old man. On Guard Mark Mallory's Celebration 2011-05-15T02:00:09.877Z

She comes every day to table d'hôte with a new bonnet, and each bonnet is more marvellously self-assertive than its predecessor. One Year Abroad 2011-03-27T02:00:18.457Z

And he calls attention to the self-assertive and scatter-brained habits of our time. The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education 2011-07-19T02:00:17.220Z

Even that not innumerous class who dislike the waking child, the self-assertive, interrogative, climbing, bawling, smashing, waking child, grow soft-hearted at the sight of the little sleeping angel. Doctor Cupid 2011-03-13T03:00:23.987Z

The visitor then turned back his cloak and disclosed the face of Count Mesmer, the callous, self-assertive chamberlain. The Road to Paris 2011-03-07T03:00:11.103Z

They can deal with crime by chain-gang and lynch law, or at least they think they can, but the South can conceive neither machinery nor place for the educated, self-reliant, self-assertive black man. The Negro in the South His Economic Progress in Relation to his Moral and Religious Development 2011-02-27T03:00:29.010Z

She was more self-important and self-assertive, and Zizi wondered if she had learned something definite against some suspect. In the Onyx Lobby 2011-02-14T03:00:31.897Z

He seems so confoundedly self-assertive, and sure of himself, somehow.” The Carleton Case 2011-01-24T03:00:17.240Z

Can that proud, self-assertive young man be a miserable criminal! The Lonely House 2011-01-13T03:01:04.920Z

The strongest, the most self-assertive, tend to tread down the weaker.... Through Nature to God 2010-12-24T03:00:36.410Z

Dismissed not too long ago for being too nice, he is also now impressively self-assertive. Gareth Bale and Jack Wilshere offer British game hope 2010-10-24T08:00:00Z

Simply, the whole life will never brook an untempered neglect from any of its always self-assertive parts. The Will to Doubt An essay in philosophy for the general thinker

The Isiac system was energetic and self-assertive, but it can hardly be called dangerous or revolutionary. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius

Like individualism it appeals to the self-assertive instincts, to which it promises opportunities of unlimited expansion. The Acquisitive Society

Spiritual progress, in this ultimate optimism, means simply clearer vision, completer knowledge, and a less petulant and self-assertive habit of insistence upon the details of particular purposes as individual "impulse" and "idiosyncrasy" define them. Creative Intelligence Essays in the Pragmatic Attitude

Was this the self-assertive, vivified piece of machinery she had known three months before? The Bachelors A Novel

Haynes was a large man, good-looking, even striking, with a self-assertive manner. The Social Gangster

The loud, self-assertive, genial, boastful style of Whitman suits very well many of his democratic utterances, his sweeping cosmic emotions. The Vagabond in Literature

Her shoulders were broad and square, and had a trick of broadening still further in dignified, self-assertive fashion when their owner was annoyed or wished to exercise her authority. The Daughters of a Genius

Not that its utterances contained anything objectionable, but to the listener’s then frame of mind, there was something insufferably self-assertive in their very tone. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War

His mother, Theodora, as she had been crowned empress, was regent in her own right, and she quickly proved herself one of the most self-assertive of Byzantine princesses. Women of Early Christianity

Always straightforward, sometimes bluntly self-assertive, he is sometimes eloquent. Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12

A trifle above the average medium in appearance of intelligence and refinement, and with rather less of the self-assertive boldness usually displayed by the women who make a business of communing with spirits. Eleven Possible Cases

He was an absolute positivist; his positivism did not make him self-assertive nor peremptory; on the contrary, it oppressed him. Contemporary Russian Novelists

Remember that hu- man pride forfeits spiritual power, and either vacillating good or self-assertive error dies of its own elements. Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896

But when the boastful boy becomes a loyal and enthusiastic member of a school, his self-assertive motive is harnessed up with social motives into a very effective team. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life

It was neither bold nor rude nor self-assertive, but it was unconscious, inquiring, and unabashed. The Side Of The Angels A Novel

We speak of a man of "much character" when he is merely self-assertive and stubborn, and we call a man successful, who has accumulated a fortune, or achieved fame and a position, by doubtful methods. The Heart of the New Thought

On the surface all is new writing, clean and self-assertive. Five Stages of Greek Religion

It was because he was afraid to talk about himself, it was because he had not got the courage to be vain and self-assertive in crowds. Changing Winds A Novel

It seems to imply that the self-assertive individual is necessarily conscious of the self. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life

In his younger days he had frequently been harsh and self-assertive in his judgment of others; but in his latter years he learned that kindness is always more fruitful than wrath. Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark

The grape is a vigorous, self-assertive plant and once it is started, whether from seeds, cuttings or layers, seldom fails to grow. Manual of American Grape-Growing

He was no taller than Mr. May, and very little taller than Reginald; but they both shrank into insignificance beside the big self-assertive figure. Phoebe, Junior

The visitor was dressed in very pronounced clothes, and carried himself with a self-assertive swagger. Hepsey Burke

But of all the "instincts", it is the self-assertive or masterful tendency that comes in oftenest in play. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life

He was no longer harshly self-assertive, vainglorious, or brutally frank concerning the passion that consumed him. Heart of the Blue Ridge

It was a rough and turbulent world, our ancestors were dogged, quarrelsome, and self-assertive, and the first task of civilization was to produce some sort of decent order. Progress and History

Mr. Copperhead himself somewhat despised his elder sons, who were like himself, only less rich, less vigorous, and less self-assertive. Phoebe, Junior

He is not bumptious nor self-assertive, like many others; he rarely teases, and is altogether a well-mannered and proper young person. A Bird-Lover in the West

So the dream was wish-fulfilling, and the wish involved was, as often, the self-assertive impulse. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life

You need for a wife some one not too self-assertive, and who believes in you. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905

It is for these reasons that the keen, self-assertive, ambitious men who have come to the top in the rough and tumble of the business struggle have steadily extended their ownership and their control. The American Empire

He hated the shabby rakishness of his attire, the self-assertive aquiline beak of a nose which he had inherited from his father, the Rector. The Rough Road

The robins, who one sometimes wishes, with Lanier's owl, "had more to think and less to say," were not so self-assertive as they usually are; in fact, they were quite subdued. Little Brothers of the Air

The self-assertive impulse precedes, consciousness of self follows and depends on self-assertion. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life

The young man who served you respectfully, almost timidly, behind the counter was now self-assertive, taking the middle of the street with a flourish of his cane. The Wooden Horse

Perhaps we have grown morbidly fastidious in the matter of delicacies of style, and shrinkingly averse to the slashing energy of hard-hitting, action-loving, self-assertive worldliness. Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations

Usually, the drunken sailor was not so self-assertive. My Shipmate—Columbus

The association between Christianity and a certain masterful, moral, self-assertive energy, such as we feel the presence of in England and America, might well tend to make it difficult for us to understand his meaning. Visions and Revisions A Book of Literary Devotions

The goal should be heartily adopted as your goal, which is to say that the self-assertive motive should be harnessed into service. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life

The man who had recalled the Dieppe boat accident could be heard, self-assertive, pragmatical, his voice raised above the voices around him. Studies in love and in terror

Her manner grew quite self-assertive as she replied, as though expressing herself quite settled the question. Elizabeth Hobart at Exeter Hall

Designs from his hands were full, splendid and self-assertive; harmony and proportion were there. The Tapestry Book

She knew that civilization—this rude place being civilization to Joan—would cow the girl and she knew that Maud’s self-assertive buoyancy would frighten the soul of her. The Branding Iron

Bias is self-assertive, impartiality is submissive to some degree. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life

The proud and self-assertive became meek and lowly of heart. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan

Min seemed to be less self-assertive than her companion. Elizabeth Hobart at Exeter Hall

But the tone more than the words was self-assertive, even arrogant. Desert Conquest or, Precious Waters

There was nothing wrong with the children; what was wrong was that a team phase game was being forced on a self-assertive phase group. A Dominie in Doubt

One is persistence, which is probably the same thing as the mastery or self-assertive instinct. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life

The spirit which underlay it can be traced with growing distinctness since 1690; it was a spirit of independence, puritan in religion and republican in politics, impatient of control, self-assertive, and disposed to opposition. The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration

There grew up a caste, its members equal and cordial among themselves, but self-assertive and haughty to all besides. The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement

The meek man of the Bible is simply what we call the gentle-man—the man without swagger or arrogance, not self-assertive or forthputting, but honorable and considerate. Mornings in the College Chapel Short Addresses to Young Men on Personal Religion

I have often seen a school prescribe cricket or hockey for boys who are still in the self-assertive stage. A Dominie in Doubt

Fighting, both defensive and aggressive, has so close a connection with the more generalized self-assertive tendency that it might be included under that instinct. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life

He is not self-assertive; he is quite willing to efface his own personality and be invisible. Mushrooms on the Moor

Now comes democracy,—vigorous, jostling, self-assertive,—its true social ideal of brotherly comradeship being yet far from realization. The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement

But Thorpe was too self-assertive to be a slavish imitator. A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles

If his egoism is allowed full scope he will enter upon the next stage of life, the self-assertive stage, with a huge capacity for being altruistic. A Dominie in Doubt

Other than purely physical resistance is overcome by other self-assertive responses. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life

She was young to come to such a determination; yet Ruth's experiences since her parents had died were such as would naturally make her self-assertive. Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies The Missing Pearl Necklace

A race closely intermixed with another superior to it in numbers, wealth, and intelligence,—a self-conscious and self-assertive race,—suffers at many points. The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement

We cannot, when we will, vent our pugnacity on those who have provoked it; we cannot be ruthlessly self-assertive in a group; or gratify our native acquisitiveness by appropriating anything and everything within our reach. Human Traits and their Social Significance

A mighty race, self-assertive, full of vitality and will, is the goal of humanity. Christianity and Ethics A Handbook of Christian Ethics

It may be regarded as a special form of self-assertive behavior, often complicated with the emotion of anger. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life

Stand upright and do not be either cringing or vulgarly self-assertive. Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose His Life and Speeches

The inhabitants partook of the character of their surroundings, and it struck our Scotsman that, as ordinary shops became fewer and meaner, grog-shops became more numerous and self-assertive. The Garret and the Garden

“It is not far out of the way,” said Kabelaw, who was the more self-assertive of the two lying sisters; “we go to visit a trap, and have no time to waste with you.” Red Rooney The Last of the Crew

She was rudely intellectual and violently self-assertive, though kind-hearted withal. The Prairie Chief

Many students of humor have subscribed to the theory that what makes us laugh is a sudden sense of our own superiority, thus attaching laughter to the self-assertive instinct, soon to be discussed. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life

Even our own boys, who see so little of him, call him a sneak; and although he has a bold, self-assertive manner, it has none of Jim's frankness. Uncle Rutherford's Nieces A Story for Girls

To most of us he seemed too self-assertive, too self-assured. On the Stairs

"She may be a little wanting in animation," said Lady Torrington, "but that is a fault which one can forgive nowadays when so many girls run into the opposite extreme and become self-assertive." Priscilla's Spies

So if we take the case of Hinḍuism or Christianity we find them giving back before the inroads of a more materialistic philosophy, before the inroads of a self-assertive science. London Lectures of 1907

To temper his fiercer, coarser, more self-assertive nature by the contact of her gentleness, purity, self-sacrifice. Daily Thoughts selected from the writings of Charles Kingsley by his wife

In all his social dealing with other children he is more or less domineering and self-assertive; or at least his conduct leads one to form that opinion of him. The Story of the Mind

As for the more boastful, aggressive, self-assertive sort of Americanism, that would make him tremble with anger and blush for shame. On the Stairs

Like most stupid men who have got somewhere in life, Sir Henry became self-assertive under the least semblance of contradiction, and he grew violent and red-faced under cross-examination. The Shrieking Pit

Daphne Floyd—and the thought of Daphne Floyd—had set his pulses hammering; they challenged in him the aggressive, self-assertive, masculine force. Marriage à la mode

His attitude toward the aristocracy was entirely different from the domineering, self-assertive pose of Beethoven, but he was very amiable, and dearly beloved. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present

The other, whose name was Buckley, was bigger and much more self-assertive. Standard Selections A Collection and Adaptation of Superior Productions From Best Authors For Use in Class Room and on the Platform

In our country the ruling minorities have been determined, and self-assertive classes who would not brook the wisdom or the sense of justice of the majority. The Arena Volume 4, No. 20, July, 1891

Strangers, Englishmen on tour, are easily recognised by their self-assertive demeanour and ill-bred offences against the solemn etiquette of the railway company. The Simpkins Plot

JOE CLARK: The Mayor, storekeeper and postmaster, arrogant, ignorant and powerful in a self-assertive way, large, fat man, Methodist. The Mule-Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts

The self-assertive sleigh-bells suddenly ceased their tinkling, and the long covered van, with its four horses, drew up in front of our "House of Many Gables," in Lake City. The Making of Mary

Then in a self-assertive tone, I emphasize the suggestion by saying in an unhesitating and positive tone, 'sleep.' Complete Hypnotism, Mesmerism, Mind-Reading and Spiritualism How to Hypnotize: Being an Exhaustive and Practical System of Method, Application, and Use

Her marriages had been unhappy; motherhood had brought her nothing; she had been poor and dependent; her strong will and self-assertive personality had been turned back upon herself. Modern Religious Cults and Movements

He was much less self-assertive in his progress. The Simpkins Plot

He was the full-rounded complete painter, intensely individual and self-assertive, and yet in his art recording in a broad way the Spanish type and life. A Text-Book of the History of Painting

When religion has little root it often springs up with a rapid self-assertive growth; but it withers even more quickly under the scorching sun of the market and business affairs. Levels of Living Essays on Everyday Ideals

On the whole, it is too apt to reflect the moral sentiments of the more reactionary, who are generally the most self-assertive, and it has no moral, as distinct from political, leadership. The War and the Churches

All this literature dwells strongly upon the driving power of a self-assertive personality strongly controlled by will, single visioned and master of its own powers. Modern Religious Cults and Movements

But though he was modest and not at all self-assertive, he never had the least submissiveness nor subservience; nor was he capable of making any pretences. Hugh Memoirs of a Brother

And it could not be otherwise; for the immanent ideas here manifested are self-assertive in character and specially rich in number and variety. Nature Mysticism

There was an entire absence of the self-spirit, that is the self-assertive, the self-confident spirit. Quiet Talks on Following the Christ

Newer to authority than the superintendent of the dayshift, he was also of a more active temperament and much more self-assertive. The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow

Although she had found it easy to be confident and self-assertive when the other girl was there, the solitariness of the flat and the silence of the street undermined her courage. The Parts Men Play

To temper his fiercer, coarser, more self-assertive nature, by the contact of her gentleness, purity, self-sacrifice. Health and Education

He was clever, self-assertive, and already known as a brilliant debater and as a sound speaker at the Oxford Union. What Timmy Did

Everywhere this proud, self-assertive, self-sufficient, self-confident, self-aggressive spirit is found, in varying degree. Quiet Talks on Following the Christ

It is singularly suited to develop some of the best qualities of the vigorous, self-assertive Anglo-Saxon race. Political and Literary essays, 1908-1913

To reinforce a trait of some person, another character may have to be made more self-assertive. Public Speaking

It was, indeed, this self-assertive temperament that afterwards frustrated his natural ambition to be the active head of the service. The Life of Nelson, Volume 1 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain

He had thought the man self-assertive, over self-confident, while disagreeably cringing in manner. What Timmy Did

To touch his cap would be impossible to him, but his direct salute is neither self-assertive nor impolite. The Romance of the Coast

These defects are interesting, because they represent the nature of Milton as it was then, noble and disinterested to the height of imagination, but self-assertive, unmellowed, angular. Life of John Milton

Langland's own attitude towards the more comfortable classes is much that of the self-assertive and mutinous Londoner whom Froissart looked upon with such bitter prejudice. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377)

Marie-Anne had doubtless pictured Mrs. Bailey as belonging to the rather hard, self-assertive type of young Englishwoman of whom Paris sees a great deal. The Chink in the Armour

Here, then, is the Paradox, and here are two characteristics of the Catholic Church: that she is at once too meek and too self-assertive, too gentle and too violent. Paradoxes of Catholicism

"Why, father!" cried Ridge, amazed to hear his usually fearless and self-assertive parent adopt this tone. "Forward, March" A Tale of the Spanish-American War

He had thought that the author of "Arivana" would have grown even more imperious and self-assertive, and now he was given this tender and overwhelming reception. The Northern Light

Jealous, self-assertive, restless, and timid, he failed in just those qualities that his subjects expected to find in a king. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377)

He was so different from the self-assertive young men she knew, with their silly flirtations, their inane small-talk, their capacity for Scotch whisky and long hours. The Voice in the Fog

They have such intense individuality, are so self-assertive, that by no process can those of one kind be made to look or act like those of another. Among the Forces

She is self-assertive, she desires—very rightly—to be first, and at the first symptom of a slight from her husband she begins the process of nagging. Side Lights

The over-ready victims they, Of logical illusions, And in a self-assertive way They jump at strange conclusions. Bab Ballads and Savoy Songs

Spohr had dignity; Gluck insisted upon respect being shown a man of his talent; Spontini was sufficiently self-assertive; Beethoven treated his noble patrons as so many handfuls of dirt. Old Scores and New Readings Discussions on Music & Certain Musicians

Are your manners quiet, noisy, boisterous, deferential, or self-assertive? Psychology and Industrial Efficiency

We shall never know the exact ratios between the Scotch and the English, the Welsh and the Irish blended in this hardy, self-assertive, and fecund strain. Our Foreigners A Chronicle of Americans in the Making

The tyranny of the 'avant toute chose' upon a mind in which the other things were not stubborn and self-assertive is apparent. Aspects of Literature

"It was sure—h-hell back here alone, too," murmured a smothered voice which did not sound much like the clear, self-assertive tones of Miss Satterly. The Lonesome Trail and Other Stories

Relatives, poor or rich, may be such ill behaved, self-assertive, disagreeable persons, that we cannot treat them as we gladly would; but our endeavour should be to develop every true relation. Hope of the Gospel

After the fullest estimate of our misdeeds we can still say that our very despots have been less self-assertive than many popular patriots. Varied Types

They are not self-assertive, either individually or nationally; their pride is too profound for self-assertion. The Problem of China

There are also indications that the ideal military hero is not, for all the people, the self-assertive type that I have described above, though this is doubtless the prevalent one. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic

The conspicuous blue eyes were as a rule melancholy; but they could be childishly bright and self-assertive. Marcella

All the male animals are given to issuing challenges in a very self-assertive manner, and the object is the same in every case. The Ethics of Drink and Other Social Questions Joints In Our Social Armour

Lord Brougham compared Mrs. Fletcher to Madame Roland, but she had neither the soaring intellect nor the self-assertive tendencies that mark the representative of a cause. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 097, January, 1876

The equivocal and unhappy self-assertive patriotism to which we were consigned by fate, and which made us perceive and resent the condescension of foreigners, was the logical outcome of our political situation. Emerson and Other Essays

According to this argument based on self-assertive aggressiveness, the boor was the man possessed of a strong personality, while the gentleman was relatively "impersonal." Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic

To his parents he has the self-assertive, not-quite-at-ease manner of a revolted son who knows that he is not forgiven nor approved of. Back to Methuselah

The backbone of his strength was the self-assertive, ambitious western Democracy, which recognized in him its truest and most eminent representative. The Reign of Andrew Jackson

This architecture will of necessity be organic, the product not of self-assertive personalities, but the work of the "Patient Daemon" organizing the nation into a spiritual democracy. Architecture and Democracy

She was with the women who ministered to Him, never obtrusive, never self-assertive; but always ready when need was. Our Lady Saint Mary

The qualities 'selected' in this process are therefore only the self-assertive qualities,—the qualities of strength, of courage, of prudence, and also of temperance. Recent Tendencies in Ethics

There was a tall thin young man, rather bald, with a short black moustache; he was nervous and self-assertive, and he had a high, shrill voice. The Secret City

Tone and manner were breezily self-assertive; the president, from his desk, turned and looked. The Desire of the Moth; and the Come On

Georgia had no self-assertive communities of her own children on her western border, as Virginia and North Carolina had, in Kentucky and Franklin. The Winning of the West, Volume 3 The Founding of the Trans-Alleghany Commonwealths, 1784-1790

It is a purifying process, an emptying out of all that is worrying, self-assertive, and self-seeking. Mysticism in English Literature

Such modes of life as these—and not merely self-assertive conduct—may become centres of a moral activity which aims at system. Recent Tendencies in Ethics

So that he became, as it were, a champion of the fallen and oppressed, albeit to outward seeming only a self-assertive, ill-mannered young man, and an unsuccessful champion at that. The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories

With the latitude they have had in this state they are growing more impudent and self-assertive every day. The Marrow of Tradition

As they grow in knowledge and in wealth they become more self-assertive, and make it correspondingly troublesome for those who would ignore their claims. The Wife of his Youth and Other Stories of the Color Line, and Selected Essays

It had not taken Eileen long to teach him that Marian was self-assertive and would do a large share of dominating herself. Her Father's Daughter

He was shy, and unwilling to own to the name of Reginald, as being too aspiring and self-assertive a name. Our Mutual Friend

Where Washington had been polite and ingratiating, DuBois was self-assertive and, frequently, aggressive. The Black Experience in America

Thus, very often the pretty, though less educated, ballet-girl, wins the man whom her more refined and less self-assertive sister—the ordinary society girl—is sorry to lose. America, through the spectacles of an Oriental diplomat

We noted her also to be very defiant and self-assertive, and her tendency to lie without rhyme or reason was soon discovered. Pathology of Lying, accusation, and swindling: a study in forensic psychology

He was dogmatic with those who did not venture to assert themselves, but with the self-assertive he was very modest. Of Human Bondage

The man pushed his way in angrily, a big, self-assertive fellow; he was evidently smarting from his first repulse. The Burial of the Guns

They found that Tuskegee students were hard-working, courteous, and humble instead of being self-assertive and articulate. The Black Experience in America

She was a disagreeable little woman, no longer young, who had quarreled with almost every one, owing to a temper which was self-assertive and a disposition to trample upon the rights of others. The Awakening and Selected Short Stories

It goes without saying that they were very poor and not ordinarily self-assertive, and so did not obtain competent legal advice. Pathology of Lying, accusation, and swindling: a study in forensic psychology

It was crude, self-conscious and self-assertive; provincial and formative, rather than formed. "'Tis Sixty Years Since" Address of Charles Francis Adams; Founders' Day, January 16, 1913

Such torpor of spiritual understanding and sentiment, I say, ought to keep us from being unduly positive, or self-assertive, in our interpretation of Scripture. Love's Final Victory

I have seen it stated that he was pompous, self-assertive, and dictatorial. Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Henry Reeve, C.B., D.C.L. In Two Volumes. Volume II.

This self-assertive young gentleman was clad in a checked suit in which green was a predominating color, a black-and-white striped shirt, and chocolate-colored shoes. The Old Gray Homestead

The waves of feeling, half self-assertive, half repentant, ebbed and flowed. Sir George Tressady — Volume II

Correct everything self-assertive, which includes nine tenths of all vulgarity. A Dish of Orts : Chiefly Papers on the Imagination, and on Shakespeare

Strong for his years and self-assertive, the boys feared him. The Hunted Outlaw or, Donald Morrison, the Canadian Rob Roy

"Yes, I asked him to come," he said to his mother, in his clear self-assertive voice. The Greater Inclination

They are the stronger sex, the noisier, the more persevering, the most self-assertive sex. Lady Audley's Secret

It is the Germans who are now boisterous and self-assertive at table. In Troubadour-Land A Ramble in Provence and Languedoc

"My draft," continued the stranger, in a tone which was still more aggressive in its dominant and self-assertive power—"my draft was drawn twenty years ago." Cord and Creese

I was pleased with his words and I admitted the correctness of his contentions, but rebuked him for his self-assertive manner. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire

When the two met, Cerissa was immediately reduced to a state of flimsy apology which she made up for by being particularly hot and self-assertive in speaking of the lady afterward. The Desert and the Sown

Flaunting vulgarities and self-assertive ugliness captivate vulgar eyes, to which the serene beauties of mere goodness seem insipid. Expositions of Holy Scripture Isaiah and Jeremiah

Apparently the State is the more self-assertive of the two, but this is through the patriotism which is the political life of the people. Roman Holidays, and Others

People in those times were prepared for anything on the part of an Englishman, who was a far more self-assertive and self-confident creature than nowadays. Alone

Women are as ambitious, as self-assertive, as are men. Woman and the Republic — a Survey of the Woman-Suffrage Movement in the United States and a Discussion of the Claims and Arguments of Its Foremost Advocates

It was sympathetic; never self-assertive, as the hard, brilliant Irish intellect so often is. John M. Synge: a Few Personal Recollections, with Biographical Notes

And I'll cultivate An Abernethian, self-assertive style, That men may think there is a deal more in My solid head than e'er comes out. Laura Secord, the heroine of 1812. A Drama. and Other Poems.

His mates were for waiting till the overseer went out on the run, and then trying their luck with the cook; but the self-assertive and diplomatic Mitchell decided to go. While the Billy Boils

In his childhood, among his brothers and sisters, Ambroise had always been the boldest, most captivating and self-assertive. Fruitfulness

The last dinner was duly consumed, and the usual speech made by the usual self-assertive old civilian. Tomaso's Fortune and Other Stories

I think of the Burroughs branch of my ancestry as rather retiring, peace-loving, solitude-loving men—men not strongly sketched in on the canvas of life, not self-assertive, never roistering or uproarious—law-abiding, and church-going. Our Friend John Burroughs

You might," that self-assertive child cut in, "and you know there is really no use in taking me if I do not want to go. The Unwilling Vestal

The big, bullying lawyer was growing nervous and diffident, where of old he had been coarse and self-assertive and blustering. What's Bred in the Bone

The self-assertive instincts are to considerable extent still dormant for lack of stimulus to call them forth. Problems of Conduct

Shun those who, under the pretence of explaining nature, sow destructive doctrines in the heart of men, those whose apparent scepticism is a hundredfold more self-assertive and dogmatic than the firm tone of their opponents. Emile

It was the voice of a man very used to questioning natives—self-assertive but calm—going straight each time to the point. The Ivory Trail

You can tell them at a glance--large, coarse, corpulent men; red-faced, brutal; decorated with vulgar taste; loud-voiced, selfish, self-assertive; cringing sycophants to all above them, slave-drivers of all below them. Caesar's Column

She has much the same curved back, and much the same aggressive, self-assertive features. Hilda Wade, a Woman with Tenacity of Purpose

The other men who came in afterwards, with easy greetings and noisy talk, somehow seemed loud-voiced and self-assertive. The Hohenzollerns in America

They behave to his teaching much as self-assertive people talk to those whom they consider beneath them, often supplying their companions' words: "Yes, you mean to say this and that." The Kingdom of God Is Within You

She was not personally a coarse woman, and her manners did not grossly offend against the convention of good-breeding; but her nature was self-assertive. Our Friend the Charlatan

By the fireside stood a great leather chair, deep, high-backed, wondrously self-assertive over against the creaky cane seat which before had dominated the room. Eve's Ransom

We stoop to conquer in that we are not self-assertive and self-assured, for if we "know" that we are right we can not know how others think or feel. Letters of Franklin K. Lane

"I'll go there," said Mrs. Marvelle, stepping into the hall, and beginning to walk across it, in her own important and self-assertive manner. Thelma

The more shattered and unsure he grew, the more self-assertive was she. Maurice Guest

The dim evening light, falling on his face, seemed to soften away its hard, mocking, self-assertive look, and to deepen the tragic lines about the mouth. The Gadfly

The strongest, the most self-assertive, tend to tread down the weaker. Evolution and Ethics

The hot sun of India seemed to have burned out everything self-assertive, leaving him quietly and rather sadly contemplative. Robert Falconer

The average female English or American tourist is rude and self-assertive, while, at the same time, ridiculously helpless and awkward. Diary of a Pilgrimage

He had known her as passionately self-assertive; and he could not now accustom himself to the condition of apathy in which he found her. Maurice Guest

Some persons may, perhaps, think that this declaration is somewhat autocratic and self-assertive. The Human Comedy: Introductions and Appendix

To temper his fiercer, coarser, more self-assertive nature, by the contact of her gentleness, purity, self-sacrifice. Sanitary and Social Lectures, etc

Though he is honest and said to be well-meaning, his ego explodes in the presence of other self-assertive egos. The Foundations of Personality

It was the bold, clamorous, self-assertive squall of the new human being, who had so incomprehensibly appeared. Anna Karenina

Next came a couple of Americans, loud, self-assertive, careless of dress and convention; close behind them still another group, and at its heels, Dove. Maurice Guest

Recent people are apt to be thin-skinned and self-conscious and self-assertive, while those with a thousand years of tradition would have thicker hides and would never feel it necessary to assert themselves. A Straight Deal or The Ancient Grudge

Aunt Olivia could never be self-assertive, but if it had been possible that would have been her time for it. Chronicles of Avonlea

Jarman was Young London personified—blatant yet kind-hearted; aggressively self-assertive, generous to a fault; cunning, yet at the same time frank; shrewd, cheery, and full of pluck. Paul Kelver, a Novel

For both of them it had become one of those moments of extreme detachment, when it seems unnecessary ever again to shoulder the burden of happiness and self-assertive existence. Night and Day

Her appeal to men was sweetly feminine and quite lacking in that self-assertive and masculine "take me or leave me" attitude which characterizes some of the beauties of today. Dope

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例句	self-assertive She was a disagreeable little woman, no longer young, who had quarreled with almost everyone, owing to a temper which was self-assertive and a disposition to trample upon the rights of others. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z A fresh, frank and rather realistic tale of a self-assertive young mom, told from a working-class perspective, starring a woman who also runs the show. Review \| ‘SMILF’ is another cable dramedy that has the moves, but not the meaning 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z Far from cowering in guilt and shame, these inmates are a remarkably feisty and self-assertive group, and their candor is extraordinary. Critic?s Notebook: Faces on Film Add Humanity To the News 2011-06-15T22:24:44Z In his grief, Tony resolves to become the person he’s always wanted to be — self-assertive, impolitic and largely resistant to the efforts of friends who hope to steer him onto more positive paths. Ricky Gervais on ‘After Life’ and Life After the Golden Globes 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z This Anna is bedraggled, frightened, distant, protective and morose, yet also self-assertive. Music: A Tortured Russian Poet's Twisted World 2011-04-05T13:30:06Z She was not a celebrity, but there seems no reason to think she could not have been another superstar had she been more self-assertive. Art Review: Everyone?s 15 Minutes In a Culture of Celebrity 2011-01-13T22:44:50Z Sending Su-hyeok to Dochang had punctured her own belief that a good education was one that could mold every child into a self-assertive “leader” type. One sign of South Korea's population crisis: Rural elementary schools are running out of children 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z "They can deal with crime by chain-gang and lynch law, or at least they think they can, but the South can conceive neither machinery nor place for the educated, self-reliant, self-assertive black man," he wrote. Why the book bans and censorship? Those who rule want to crush knowledge — and freedom 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z She displays all the characteristics of the modern, self-assertive woman. Caroline and Martine: Picture book heroines who fought for French hearts 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z It was not exactly the impression of great wealth which was conveyed—that, as a rule, is self-assertive. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z Small though it was, the council entered upon a course so independent and self-assertive that in the following year the Pope was glad to take advantage of its paucity of numbers to declare it dissolved. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z The four uncles had individuality, rising sometimes to the verge of eccentricity; in their various paths of life they were independent, critical, self-assertive, and with a characteristic absence of reticence. Herbert Spencer 2012-02-29T03:00:20.773Z This dainty little heart's-ease has nothing of the gay, joyous, self-assertive look of our yellow pansy, but rather the shy, timid mien belonging to all the creatures of the woodland. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z Flixton seemed to him a hearty, manly young fellow, a little boastful and self-assertive perhaps--but remarkably sound. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z Not that there was anything about this great French sailor that was arrogant or offensively self-assertive. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z The captain, pompous and self-assertive, preferred to rise and rant against the "infernal injustice of this high-handed method." On Secret Service Detective-Mystery Stories Based on Real Cases Solved By Government Agents 2011-11-26T03:00:14.947Z She became less self-assertive, too, the more responsibility she had, and she had ceased to be capricious. The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume II (of 2) 2011-10-21T02:00:19.713Z He was thirty-nine years of age, of gentle birth, acute, restive, and singularly self-assertive. Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Devel 2011-10-06T02:00:32.743Z Oddly enough there were no dogs about, and the fowls did not seem to be as self-assertive there as Swazie fowls usually are. The Outspan Tales of South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:41.410Z Now, as Germany becomes more self-assertive politically as well as economically, some people both inside and outside the country fear it is seeking a "German Europe". No, EU talk of economic governance does not herald the Fourth Reich 2011-08-18T11:50:11Z “To the Marylebone Road,” cried the Spirit of Art—in these days the Spirit is a very self-assertive young person, and not at all like an unprotected female—“Baker Street Station, Marylebone Road.” Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-16T02:00:44.103Z And youth allied with beauty becomes self-assertive, a claimant against the world, a plaintiff against facts before High Heaven's tribunal. Helena's Path 2011-07-29T02:00:22.607Z This was the only time I knew Mr. Cowen to make a self-assertive reply. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:17.663Z Both education and morality set themselves to rationalize the moody, lawless, transient, isolated, self-assertive, and impatient aspects of things, introducing the wondering scholar to the inherent necessities which surround him. The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education 2011-07-19T02:00:17.220Z He was so shy that he did not move in Society as he might have done had he been self-assertive. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z Elizabeth Dickenson was more like the Chicago girls Baird had met, more striking and self-assertive than her county kin, and far more fashionably gowned. Nobody's Child 2011-06-29T02:00:24.827Z And the squire was the same stout and blustering, self-assertive old man. On Guard Mark Mallory's Celebration 2011-05-15T02:00:09.877Z She comes every day to table d'hôte with a new bonnet, and each bonnet is more marvellously self-assertive than its predecessor. One Year Abroad 2011-03-27T02:00:18.457Z And he calls attention to the self-assertive and scatter-brained habits of our time. The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education 2011-07-19T02:00:17.220Z Even that not innumerous class who dislike the waking child, the self-assertive, interrogative, climbing, bawling, smashing, waking child, grow soft-hearted at the sight of the little sleeping angel. Doctor Cupid 2011-03-13T03:00:23.987Z The visitor then turned back his cloak and disclosed the face of Count Mesmer, the callous, self-assertive chamberlain. The Road to Paris 2011-03-07T03:00:11.103Z They can deal with crime by chain-gang and lynch law, or at least they think they can, but the South can conceive neither machinery nor place for the educated, self-reliant, self-assertive black man. The Negro in the South His Economic Progress in Relation to his Moral and Religious Development 2011-02-27T03:00:29.010Z She was more self-important and self-assertive, and Zizi wondered if she had learned something definite against some suspect. In the Onyx Lobby 2011-02-14T03:00:31.897Z He seems so confoundedly self-assertive, and sure of himself, somehow.” The Carleton Case 2011-01-24T03:00:17.240Z Can that proud, self-assertive young man be a miserable criminal! The Lonely House 2011-01-13T03:01:04.920Z The strongest, the most self-assertive, tend to tread down the weaker.... Through Nature to God 2010-12-24T03:00:36.410Z Dismissed not too long ago for being too nice, he is also now impressively self-assertive. Gareth Bale and Jack Wilshere offer British game hope 2010-10-24T08:00:00Z Simply, the whole life will never brook an untempered neglect from any of its always self-assertive parts. The Will to Doubt An essay in philosophy for the general thinker The Isiac system was energetic and self-assertive, but it can hardly be called dangerous or revolutionary. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Like individualism it appeals to the self-assertive instincts, to which it promises opportunities of unlimited expansion. The Acquisitive Society Spiritual progress, in this ultimate optimism, means simply clearer vision, completer knowledge, and a less petulant and self-assertive habit of insistence upon the details of particular purposes as individual "impulse" and "idiosyncrasy" define them. Creative Intelligence Essays in the Pragmatic Attitude Was this the self-assertive, vivified piece of machinery she had known three months before? The Bachelors A Novel Haynes was a large man, good-looking, even striking, with a self-assertive manner. The Social Gangster The loud, self-assertive, genial, boastful style of Whitman suits very well many of his democratic utterances, his sweeping cosmic emotions. The Vagabond in Literature Her shoulders were broad and square, and had a trick of broadening still further in dignified, self-assertive fashion when their owner was annoyed or wished to exercise her authority. The Daughters of a Genius Not that its utterances contained anything objectionable, but to the listener’s then frame of mind, there was something insufferably self-assertive in their very tone. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War His mother, Theodora, as she had been crowned empress, was regent in her own right, and she quickly proved herself one of the most self-assertive of Byzantine princesses. Women of Early Christianity Always straightforward, sometimes bluntly self-assertive, he is sometimes eloquent. Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 A trifle above the average medium in appearance of intelligence and refinement, and with rather less of the self-assertive boldness usually displayed by the women who make a business of communing with spirits. Eleven Possible Cases He was an absolute positivist; his positivism did not make him self-assertive nor peremptory; on the contrary, it oppressed him. Contemporary Russian Novelists Remember that hu- man pride forfeits spiritual power, and either vacillating good or self-assertive error dies of its own elements. Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896 But when the boastful boy becomes a loyal and enthusiastic member of a school, his self-assertive motive is harnessed up with social motives into a very effective team. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life It was neither bold nor rude nor self-assertive, but it was unconscious, inquiring, and unabashed. The Side Of The Angels A Novel We speak of a man of "much character" when he is merely self-assertive and stubborn, and we call a man successful, who has accumulated a fortune, or achieved fame and a position, by doubtful methods. The Heart of the New Thought On the surface all is new writing, clean and self-assertive. Five Stages of Greek Religion It was because he was afraid to talk about himself, it was because he had not got the courage to be vain and self-assertive in crowds. Changing Winds A Novel It seems to imply that the self-assertive individual is necessarily conscious of the self. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life In his younger days he had frequently been harsh and self-assertive in his judgment of others; but in his latter years he learned that kindness is always more fruitful than wrath. Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark The grape is a vigorous, self-assertive plant and once it is started, whether from seeds, cuttings or layers, seldom fails to grow. Manual of American Grape-Growing He was no taller than Mr. May, and very little taller than Reginald; but they both shrank into insignificance beside the big self-assertive figure. Phoebe, Junior The visitor was dressed in very pronounced clothes, and carried himself with a self-assertive swagger. Hepsey Burke But of all the "instincts", it is the self-assertive or masterful tendency that comes in oftenest in play. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life He was no longer harshly self-assertive, vainglorious, or brutally frank concerning the passion that consumed him. Heart of the Blue Ridge It was a rough and turbulent world, our ancestors were dogged, quarrelsome, and self-assertive, and the first task of civilization was to produce some sort of decent order. Progress and History Mr. Copperhead himself somewhat despised his elder sons, who were like himself, only less rich, less vigorous, and less self-assertive. Phoebe, Junior He is not bumptious nor self-assertive, like many others; he rarely teases, and is altogether a well-mannered and proper young person. A Bird-Lover in the West So the dream was wish-fulfilling, and the wish involved was, as often, the self-assertive impulse. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life You need for a wife some one not too self-assertive, and who believes in you. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 It is for these reasons that the keen, self-assertive, ambitious men who have come to the top in the rough and tumble of the business struggle have steadily extended their ownership and their control. The American Empire He hated the shabby rakishness of his attire, the self-assertive aquiline beak of a nose which he had inherited from his father, the Rector. The Rough Road The robins, who one sometimes wishes, with Lanier's owl, "had more to think and less to say," were not so self-assertive as they usually are; in fact, they were quite subdued. Little Brothers of the Air The self-assertive impulse precedes, consciousness of self follows and depends on self-assertion. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life The young man who served you respectfully, almost timidly, behind the counter was now self-assertive, taking the middle of the street with a flourish of his cane. The Wooden Horse Perhaps we have grown morbidly fastidious in the matter of delicacies of style, and shrinkingly averse to the slashing energy of hard-hitting, action-loving, self-assertive worldliness. Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations Usually, the drunken sailor was not so self-assertive. My Shipmate—Columbus The association between Christianity and a certain masterful, moral, self-assertive energy, such as we feel the presence of in England and America, might well tend to make it difficult for us to understand his meaning. Visions and Revisions A Book of Literary Devotions The goal should be heartily adopted as your goal, which is to say that the self-assertive motive should be harnessed into service. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life The man who had recalled the Dieppe boat accident could be heard, self-assertive, pragmatical, his voice raised above the voices around him. Studies in love and in terror Her manner grew quite self-assertive as she replied, as though expressing herself quite settled the question. Elizabeth Hobart at Exeter Hall Designs from his hands were full, splendid and self-assertive; harmony and proportion were there. The Tapestry Book She knew that civilization—this rude place being civilization to Joan—would cow the girl and she knew that Maud’s self-assertive buoyancy would frighten the soul of her. The Branding Iron Bias is self-assertive, impartiality is submissive to some degree. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life The proud and self-assertive became meek and lowly of heart. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan Min seemed to be less self-assertive than her companion. Elizabeth Hobart at Exeter Hall But the tone more than the words was self-assertive, even arrogant. Desert Conquest or, Precious Waters There was nothing wrong with the children; what was wrong was that a team phase game was being forced on a self-assertive phase group. A Dominie in Doubt One is persistence, which is probably the same thing as the mastery or self-assertive instinct. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life The spirit which underlay it can be traced with growing distinctness since 1690; it was a spirit of independence, puritan in religion and republican in politics, impatient of control, self-assertive, and disposed to opposition. The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration There grew up a caste, its members equal and cordial among themselves, but self-assertive and haughty to all besides. The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement The meek man of the Bible is simply what we call the gentle-man—the man without swagger or arrogance, not self-assertive or forthputting, but honorable and considerate. Mornings in the College Chapel Short Addresses to Young Men on Personal Religion I have often seen a school prescribe cricket or hockey for boys who are still in the self-assertive stage. A Dominie in Doubt Fighting, both defensive and aggressive, has so close a connection with the more generalized self-assertive tendency that it might be included under that instinct. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life He is not self-assertive; he is quite willing to efface his own personality and be invisible. Mushrooms on the Moor Now comes democracy,—vigorous, jostling, self-assertive,—its true social ideal of brotherly comradeship being yet far from realization. The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement But Thorpe was too self-assertive to be a slavish imitator. A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles If his egoism is allowed full scope he will enter upon the next stage of life, the self-assertive stage, with a huge capacity for being altruistic. A Dominie in Doubt Other than purely physical resistance is overcome by other self-assertive responses. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life She was young to come to such a determination; yet Ruth's experiences since her parents had died were such as would naturally make her self-assertive. Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies The Missing Pearl Necklace A race closely intermixed with another superior to it in numbers, wealth, and intelligence,—a self-conscious and self-assertive race,—suffers at many points. The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement We cannot, when we will, vent our pugnacity on those who have provoked it; we cannot be ruthlessly self-assertive in a group; or gratify our native acquisitiveness by appropriating anything and everything within our reach. Human Traits and their Social Significance A mighty race, self-assertive, full of vitality and will, is the goal of humanity. Christianity and Ethics A Handbook of Christian Ethics It may be regarded as a special form of self-assertive behavior, often complicated with the emotion of anger. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life Stand upright and do not be either cringing or vulgarly self-assertive. Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose His Life and Speeches The inhabitants partook of the character of their surroundings, and it struck our Scotsman that, as ordinary shops became fewer and meaner, grog-shops became more numerous and self-assertive. The Garret and the Garden “It is not far out of the way,” said Kabelaw, who was the more self-assertive of the two lying sisters; “we go to visit a trap, and have no time to waste with you.” Red Rooney The Last of the Crew She was rudely intellectual and violently self-assertive, though kind-hearted withal. The Prairie Chief Many students of humor have subscribed to the theory that what makes us laugh is a sudden sense of our own superiority, thus attaching laughter to the self-assertive instinct, soon to be discussed. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life Even our own boys, who see so little of him, call him a sneak; and although he has a bold, self-assertive manner, it has none of Jim's frankness. Uncle Rutherford's Nieces A Story for Girls To most of us he seemed too self-assertive, too self-assured. On the Stairs "She may be a little wanting in animation," said Lady Torrington, "but that is a fault which one can forgive nowadays when so many girls run into the opposite extreme and become self-assertive." Priscilla's Spies So if we take the case of Hinḍuism or Christianity we find them giving back before the inroads of a more materialistic philosophy, before the inroads of a self-assertive science. London Lectures of 1907 To temper his fiercer, coarser, more self-assertive nature by the contact of her gentleness, purity, self-sacrifice. Daily Thoughts selected from the writings of Charles Kingsley by his wife In all his social dealing with other children he is more or less domineering and self-assertive; or at least his conduct leads one to form that opinion of him. The Story of the Mind As for the more boastful, aggressive, self-assertive sort of Americanism, that would make him tremble with anger and blush for shame. On the Stairs Like most stupid men who have got somewhere in life, Sir Henry became self-assertive under the least semblance of contradiction, and he grew violent and red-faced under cross-examination. The Shrieking Pit Daphne Floyd—and the thought of Daphne Floyd—had set his pulses hammering; they challenged in him the aggressive, self-assertive, masculine force. Marriage à la mode His attitude toward the aristocracy was entirely different from the domineering, self-assertive pose of Beethoven, but he was very amiable, and dearly beloved. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present The other, whose name was Buckley, was bigger and much more self-assertive. Standard Selections A Collection and Adaptation of Superior Productions From Best Authors For Use in Class Room and on the Platform In our country the ruling minorities have been determined, and self-assertive classes who would not brook the wisdom or the sense of justice of the majority. The Arena Volume 4, No. 20, July, 1891 Strangers, Englishmen on tour, are easily recognised by their self-assertive demeanour and ill-bred offences against the solemn etiquette of the railway company. The Simpkins Plot JOE CLARK: The Mayor, storekeeper and postmaster, arrogant, ignorant and powerful in a self-assertive way, large, fat man, Methodist. The Mule-Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts The self-assertive sleigh-bells suddenly ceased their tinkling, and the long covered van, with its four horses, drew up in front of our "House of Many Gables," in Lake City. The Making of Mary Then in a self-assertive tone, I emphasize the suggestion by saying in an unhesitating and positive tone, 'sleep.' Complete Hypnotism, Mesmerism, Mind-Reading and Spiritualism How to Hypnotize: Being an Exhaustive and Practical System of Method, Application, and Use Her marriages had been unhappy; motherhood had brought her nothing; she had been poor and dependent; her strong will and self-assertive personality had been turned back upon herself. Modern Religious Cults and Movements He was much less self-assertive in his progress. The Simpkins Plot He was the full-rounded complete painter, intensely individual and self-assertive, and yet in his art recording in a broad way the Spanish type and life. A Text-Book of the History of Painting When religion has little root it often springs up with a rapid self-assertive growth; but it withers even more quickly under the scorching sun of the market and business affairs. Levels of Living Essays on Everyday Ideals On the whole, it is too apt to reflect the moral sentiments of the more reactionary, who are generally the most self-assertive, and it has no moral, as distinct from political, leadership. The War and the Churches All this literature dwells strongly upon the driving power of a self-assertive personality strongly controlled by will, single visioned and master of its own powers. Modern Religious Cults and Movements But though he was modest and not at all self-assertive, he never had the least submissiveness nor subservience; nor was he capable of making any pretences. Hugh Memoirs of a Brother And it could not be otherwise; for the immanent ideas here manifested are self-assertive in character and specially rich in number and variety. Nature Mysticism There was an entire absence of the self-spirit, that is the self-assertive, the self-confident spirit. Quiet Talks on Following the Christ Newer to authority than the superintendent of the dayshift, he was also of a more active temperament and much more self-assertive. The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow Although she had found it easy to be confident and self-assertive when the other girl was there, the solitariness of the flat and the silence of the street undermined her courage. The Parts Men Play To temper his fiercer, coarser, more self-assertive nature, by the contact of her gentleness, purity, self-sacrifice. Health and Education He was clever, self-assertive, and already known as a brilliant debater and as a sound speaker at the Oxford Union. What Timmy Did Everywhere this proud, self-assertive, self-sufficient, self-confident, self-aggressive spirit is found, in varying degree. Quiet Talks on Following the Christ It is singularly suited to develop some of the best qualities of the vigorous, self-assertive Anglo-Saxon race. Political and Literary essays, 1908-1913 To reinforce a trait of some person, another character may have to be made more self-assertive. Public Speaking It was, indeed, this self-assertive temperament that afterwards frustrated his natural ambition to be the active head of the service. The Life of Nelson, Volume 1 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain He had thought the man self-assertive, over self-confident, while disagreeably cringing in manner. What Timmy Did To touch his cap would be impossible to him, but his direct salute is neither self-assertive nor impolite. The Romance of the Coast These defects are interesting, because they represent the nature of Milton as it was then, noble and disinterested to the height of imagination, but self-assertive, unmellowed, angular. Life of John Milton Langland's own attitude towards the more comfortable classes is much that of the self-assertive and mutinous Londoner whom Froissart looked upon with such bitter prejudice. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) Marie-Anne had doubtless pictured Mrs. Bailey as belonging to the rather hard, self-assertive type of young Englishwoman of whom Paris sees a great deal. The Chink in the Armour Here, then, is the Paradox, and here are two characteristics of the Catholic Church: that she is at once too meek and too self-assertive, too gentle and too violent. Paradoxes of Catholicism "Why, father!" cried Ridge, amazed to hear his usually fearless and self-assertive parent adopt this tone. "Forward, March" A Tale of the Spanish-American War He had thought that the author of "Arivana" would have grown even more imperious and self-assertive, and now he was given this tender and overwhelming reception. The Northern Light Jealous, self-assertive, restless, and timid, he failed in just those qualities that his subjects expected to find in a king. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) He was so different from the self-assertive young men she knew, with their silly flirtations, their inane small-talk, their capacity for Scotch whisky and long hours. The Voice in the Fog They have such intense individuality, are so self-assertive, that by no process can those of one kind be made to look or act like those of another. Among the Forces She is self-assertive, she desires—very rightly—to be first, and at the first symptom of a slight from her husband she begins the process of nagging. Side Lights The over-ready victims they, Of logical illusions, And in a self-assertive way They jump at strange conclusions. Bab Ballads and Savoy Songs Spohr had dignity; Gluck insisted upon respect being shown a man of his talent; Spontini was sufficiently self-assertive; Beethoven treated his noble patrons as so many handfuls of dirt. Old Scores and New Readings Discussions on Music & Certain Musicians Are your manners quiet, noisy, boisterous, deferential, or self-assertive? Psychology and Industrial Efficiency We shall never know the exact ratios between the Scotch and the English, the Welsh and the Irish blended in this hardy, self-assertive, and fecund strain. Our Foreigners A Chronicle of Americans in the Making The tyranny of the 'avant toute chose' upon a mind in which the other things were not stubborn and self-assertive is apparent. Aspects of Literature "It was sure—h-hell back here alone, too," murmured a smothered voice which did not sound much like the clear, self-assertive tones of Miss Satterly. The Lonesome Trail and Other Stories Relatives, poor or rich, may be such ill behaved, self-assertive, disagreeable persons, that we cannot treat them as we gladly would; but our endeavour should be to develop every true relation. Hope of the Gospel After the fullest estimate of our misdeeds we can still say that our very despots have been less self-assertive than many popular patriots. Varied Types They are not self-assertive, either individually or nationally; their pride is too profound for self-assertion. The Problem of China There are also indications that the ideal military hero is not, for all the people, the self-assertive type that I have described above, though this is doubtless the prevalent one. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic The conspicuous blue eyes were as a rule melancholy; but they could be childishly bright and self-assertive. Marcella All the male animals are given to issuing challenges in a very self-assertive manner, and the object is the same in every case. The Ethics of Drink and Other Social Questions Joints In Our Social Armour Lord Brougham compared Mrs. Fletcher to Madame Roland, but she had neither the soaring intellect nor the self-assertive tendencies that mark the representative of a cause. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 097, January, 1876 The equivocal and unhappy self-assertive patriotism to which we were consigned by fate, and which made us perceive and resent the condescension of foreigners, was the logical outcome of our political situation. Emerson and Other Essays According to this argument based on self-assertive aggressiveness, the boor was the man possessed of a strong personality, while the gentleman was relatively "impersonal." Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic To his parents he has the self-assertive, not-quite-at-ease manner of a revolted son who knows that he is not forgiven nor approved of. Back to Methuselah The backbone of his strength was the self-assertive, ambitious western Democracy, which recognized in him its truest and most eminent representative. The Reign of Andrew Jackson This architecture will of necessity be organic, the product not of self-assertive personalities, but the work of the "Patient Daemon" organizing the nation into a spiritual democracy. Architecture and Democracy She was with the women who ministered to Him, never obtrusive, never self-assertive; but always ready when need was. Our Lady Saint Mary The qualities 'selected' in this process are therefore only the self-assertive qualities,—the qualities of strength, of courage, of prudence, and also of temperance. Recent Tendencies in Ethics There was a tall thin young man, rather bald, with a short black moustache; he was nervous and self-assertive, and he had a high, shrill voice. The Secret City Tone and manner were breezily self-assertive; the president, from his desk, turned and looked. The Desire of the Moth; and the Come On Georgia had no self-assertive communities of her own children on her western border, as Virginia and North Carolina had, in Kentucky and Franklin. The Winning of the West, Volume 3 The Founding of the Trans-Alleghany Commonwealths, 1784-1790 It is a purifying process, an emptying out of all that is worrying, self-assertive, and self-seeking. Mysticism in English Literature Such modes of life as these—and not merely self-assertive conduct—may become centres of a moral activity which aims at system. Recent Tendencies in Ethics So that he became, as it were, a champion of the fallen and oppressed, albeit to outward seeming only a self-assertive, ill-mannered young man, and an unsuccessful champion at that. The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories With the latitude they have had in this state they are growing more impudent and self-assertive every day. The Marrow of Tradition As they grow in knowledge and in wealth they become more self-assertive, and make it correspondingly troublesome for those who would ignore their claims. The Wife of his Youth and Other Stories of the Color Line, and Selected Essays It had not taken Eileen long to teach him that Marian was self-assertive and would do a large share of dominating herself. Her Father's Daughter He was shy, and unwilling to own to the name of Reginald, as being too aspiring and self-assertive a name. Our Mutual Friend Where Washington had been polite and ingratiating, DuBois was self-assertive and, frequently, aggressive. The Black Experience in America Thus, very often the pretty, though less educated, ballet-girl, wins the man whom her more refined and less self-assertive sister—the ordinary society girl—is sorry to lose. America, through the spectacles of an Oriental diplomat We noted her also to be very defiant and self-assertive, and her tendency to lie without rhyme or reason was soon discovered. Pathology of Lying, accusation, and swindling: a study in forensic psychology He was dogmatic with those who did not venture to assert themselves, but with the self-assertive he was very modest. Of Human Bondage The man pushed his way in angrily, a big, self-assertive fellow; he was evidently smarting from his first repulse. The Burial of the Guns They found that Tuskegee students were hard-working, courteous, and humble instead of being self-assertive and articulate. The Black Experience in America She was a disagreeable little woman, no longer young, who had quarreled with almost every one, owing to a temper which was self-assertive and a disposition to trample upon the rights of others. The Awakening and Selected Short Stories It goes without saying that they were very poor and not ordinarily self-assertive, and so did not obtain competent legal advice. Pathology of Lying, accusation, and swindling: a study in forensic psychology It was crude, self-conscious and self-assertive; provincial and formative, rather than formed. "'Tis Sixty Years Since" Address of Charles Francis Adams; Founders' Day, January 16, 1913 Such torpor of spiritual understanding and sentiment, I say, ought to keep us from being unduly positive, or self-assertive, in our interpretation of Scripture. Love's Final Victory I have seen it stated that he was pompous, self-assertive, and dictatorial. Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Henry Reeve, C.B., D.C.L. In Two Volumes. Volume II. This self-assertive young gentleman was clad in a checked suit in which green was a predominating color, a black-and-white striped shirt, and chocolate-colored shoes. The Old Gray Homestead The waves of feeling, half self-assertive, half repentant, ebbed and flowed. Sir George Tressady — Volume II Correct everything self-assertive, which includes nine tenths of all vulgarity. A Dish of Orts : Chiefly Papers on the Imagination, and on Shakespeare Strong for his years and self-assertive, the boys feared him. The Hunted Outlaw or, Donald Morrison, the Canadian Rob Roy "Yes, I asked him to come," he said to his mother, in his clear self-assertive voice. The Greater Inclination They are the stronger sex, the noisier, the more persevering, the most self-assertive sex. Lady Audley's Secret It is the Germans who are now boisterous and self-assertive at table. In Troubadour-Land A Ramble in Provence and Languedoc "My draft," continued the stranger, in a tone which was still more aggressive in its dominant and self-assertive power—"my draft was drawn twenty years ago." Cord and Creese I was pleased with his words and I admitted the correctness of his contentions, but rebuked him for his self-assertive manner. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire When the two met, Cerissa was immediately reduced to a state of flimsy apology which she made up for by being particularly hot and self-assertive in speaking of the lady afterward. The Desert and the Sown Flaunting vulgarities and self-assertive ugliness captivate vulgar eyes, to which the serene beauties of mere goodness seem insipid. Expositions of Holy Scripture Isaiah and Jeremiah Apparently the State is the more self-assertive of the two, but this is through the patriotism which is the political life of the people. Roman Holidays, and Others People in those times were prepared for anything on the part of an Englishman, who was a far more self-assertive and self-confident creature than nowadays. Alone Women are as ambitious, as self-assertive, as are men. Woman and the Republic — a Survey of the Woman-Suffrage Movement in the United States and a Discussion of the Claims and Arguments of Its Foremost Advocates It was sympathetic; never self-assertive, as the hard, brilliant Irish intellect so often is. John M. Synge: a Few Personal Recollections, with Biographical Notes And I'll cultivate An Abernethian, self-assertive style, That men may think there is a deal more in My solid head than e'er comes out. Laura Secord, the heroine of 1812. A Drama. and Other Poems. His mates were for waiting till the overseer went out on the run, and then trying their luck with the cook; but the self-assertive and diplomatic Mitchell decided to go. While the Billy Boils In his childhood, among his brothers and sisters, Ambroise had always been the boldest, most captivating and self-assertive. Fruitfulness The last dinner was duly consumed, and the usual speech made by the usual self-assertive old civilian. Tomaso's Fortune and Other Stories I think of the Burroughs branch of my ancestry as rather retiring, peace-loving, solitude-loving men—men not strongly sketched in on the canvas of life, not self-assertive, never roistering or uproarious—law-abiding, and church-going. Our Friend John Burroughs You might," that self-assertive child cut in, "and you know there is really no use in taking me if I do not want to go. The Unwilling Vestal The big, bullying lawyer was growing nervous and diffident, where of old he had been coarse and self-assertive and blustering. What's Bred in the Bone The self-assertive instincts are to considerable extent still dormant for lack of stimulus to call them forth. Problems of Conduct Shun those who, under the pretence of explaining nature, sow destructive doctrines in the heart of men, those whose apparent scepticism is a hundredfold more self-assertive and dogmatic than the firm tone of their opponents. Emile It was the voice of a man very used to questioning natives—self-assertive but calm—going straight each time to the point. The Ivory Trail You can tell them at a glance--large, coarse, corpulent men; red-faced, brutal; decorated with vulgar taste; loud-voiced, selfish, self-assertive; cringing sycophants to all above them, slave-drivers of all below them. Caesar's Column She has much the same curved back, and much the same aggressive, self-assertive features. Hilda Wade, a Woman with Tenacity of Purpose The other men who came in afterwards, with easy greetings and noisy talk, somehow seemed loud-voiced and self-assertive. The Hohenzollerns in America They behave to his teaching much as self-assertive people talk to those whom they consider beneath them, often supplying their companions' words: "Yes, you mean to say this and that." The Kingdom of God Is Within You She was not personally a coarse woman, and her manners did not grossly offend against the convention of good-breeding; but her nature was self-assertive. Our Friend the Charlatan By the fireside stood a great leather chair, deep, high-backed, wondrously self-assertive over against the creaky cane seat which before had dominated the room. Eve's Ransom We stoop to conquer in that we are not self-assertive and self-assured, for if we "know" that we are right we can not know how others think or feel. Letters of Franklin K. Lane "I'll go there," said Mrs. Marvelle, stepping into the hall, and beginning to walk across it, in her own important and self-assertive manner. Thelma The more shattered and unsure he grew, the more self-assertive was she. Maurice Guest The dim evening light, falling on his face, seemed to soften away its hard, mocking, self-assertive look, and to deepen the tragic lines about the mouth. The Gadfly The strongest, the most self-assertive, tend to tread down the weaker. Evolution and Ethics The hot sun of India seemed to have burned out everything self-assertive, leaving him quietly and rather sadly contemplative. Robert Falconer The average female English or American tourist is rude and self-assertive, while, at the same time, ridiculously helpless and awkward. Diary of a Pilgrimage He had known her as passionately self-assertive; and he could not now accustom himself to the condition of apathy in which he found her. Maurice Guest Some persons may, perhaps, think that this declaration is somewhat autocratic and self-assertive. The Human Comedy: Introductions and Appendix To temper his fiercer, coarser, more self-assertive nature, by the contact of her gentleness, purity, self-sacrifice. Sanitary and Social Lectures, etc Though he is honest and said to be well-meaning, his ego explodes in the presence of other self-assertive egos. The Foundations of Personality It was the bold, clamorous, self-assertive squall of the new human being, who had so incomprehensibly appeared. Anna Karenina Next came a couple of Americans, loud, self-assertive, careless of dress and convention; close behind them still another group, and at its heels, Dove. Maurice Guest Recent people are apt to be thin-skinned and self-conscious and self-assertive, while those with a thousand years of tradition would have thicker hides and would never feel it necessary to assert themselves. A Straight Deal or The Ancient Grudge Aunt Olivia could never be self-assertive, but if it had been possible that would have been her time for it. Chronicles of Avonlea Jarman was Young London personified—blatant yet kind-hearted; aggressively self-assertive, generous to a fault; cunning, yet at the same time frank; shrewd, cheery, and full of pluck. Paul Kelver, a Novel For both of them it had become one of those moments of extreme detachment, when it seems unnecessary ever again to shoulder the burden of happiness and self-assertive existence. Night and Day Her appeal to men was sweetly feminine and quite lacking in that self-assertive and masculine "take me or leave me" attitude which characterizes some of the beauties of today. Dope
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