| 单词 | self-satisfaction |
| 例句 | She owes it to me, I think with self-satisfaction. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “It’s half of the bedsheet that was stolen from your tent this morning,” Milo explained with nervous self-satisfaction, his rusty mustache twitching rapidly. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z It was their confidence, maybe—their blissful, swinish ignorance, their bumptious self-satisfaction, and, worst of all, their hope. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Colonel Cargill thanked him crisply and glowed with self-satisfaction as he strode across the area. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I watch her reflection, unnerved at the self-satisfaction oozing off her. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z By the time they were facing me, Derrick looked me straight in the eyes and smiled the biggest smirk of self-satisfaction you ever could imagine. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Sefia could smell his self-satisfaction from her perch above the clearing. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Old Chao hesitated, apparently aware that he was displaying more self-satisfaction than was seemly. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z He is positively dripping with self-satisfaction, just waiting for the girls to fawn over him. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The saxophonist, often displaying that mix of self-satisfaction and defensiveness which marks artists who’ve received fame and derision in equal measure, remains undaunted. ‘Listening to Kenny G’ Review: Good Sax? 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z Two of the biggest difficulties faced by filmmakers, especially when making movies on political themes, are connected: avoiding the temptation of ideological self-satisfaction, and working context and history into the action. Movie of the Week: “Antonio das Mortes” 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z Visiting China less than a year after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, he finds an air of “triumphant self-satisfaction”. The long road 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z If there was a hint of self-satisfaction in that last comment, Johnson deserves it. Some wine writers benefit from aging, too 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z In Scene One, this paragon of 1970s middle-class self-satisfaction is hosting a family birthday party, and his kids are splashing happily in the backyard pool. Theater review | Heavy hand of fate comes down on 'The Happy Ones' 2011-04-01T23:59:04Z The line is accompanied by images of models in various stages of self-satisfaction: a father seated at a piano with his son, a mother laughing with her daughter over life’s little luxuries. Still ticking: The improbable survival of the luxury watch business | Simon Garfield 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z To play Wallace, he said he worked to strip away any vanity or hint of pretense or self-satisfaction, and strived, moment by moment, to be as honest and empathetic as he could be. Jason Segel Makes a Career U-Turn as David Foster Wallace in ‘The End of the Tour’ 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z Her persona mixes goofiness with flashy erudition, and she displays delighted self-satisfaction at her own punchlines, as if each was a killer last word. Sara Pascoe 2010-08-09T21:45:00Z The mainstream art world here is riding high on money and self-satisfaction. Review: Doris Salcedo’s Forceful Political Art in Guggenheim Retrospective 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z For much of Monday's concert he was coasting — not with the smug self-satisfaction he flashed last year but with the honest confidence of someone who's been on the road for more than a year. Justin Timberlake less regal, more intense at Forum 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z Yet there is a way that Oliver’s obvious urge to instruct can give way to air of self-satisfaction. John Oliver's 'Last Week Tonight' 2014-05-08T04:00:00Z But instead of exuding the twinkly self-satisfaction of Jack Donaghy, Mr. Baldwin was required to be broody and British, and wear slouchy suits. It?s Been a Gloomy Summer on New York Stages 2010-07-28T17:57:00Z The whole campaign is pungent with self-satisfaction, a chance for us enlightened liberals to remind each other that we are freedom fighters. Perspective | A hateful, conspiracy-filled book just got harder to buy. That’s no cause for celebration. 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z The Weeknd’s songs tint the show’s atmosphere — Episode 4 centered, right on the nose, on his too-languid cover of John Lennon’s “Jealous Guy” — ultimately perfuming the show with an ever-present whiff of self-satisfaction. ‘The Idol’ Is Ending Sunday. Here’s Why That’s a Good Thing. 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z Gervais’ David Brent, who oozed snakelike self-satisfaction, never gave you that impression. The fall of Ricky Gervais: How did the once-brilliant star of “The Office” end up here? 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z You’d never hear that type of self-sufficiency and self-satisfaction in a tearful limo exit interview or an “After the Final Rose” TV special. Post-‘Bachelorette,’ Andi Dorfman finds happiness in a ‘Single State of Mind’ 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z Modish solipsists, however, are convinced that self-sacrifice is just another form of self-indulgence, a means of engendering self-satisfaction and asserting superiority over others. Please Give warns the well-off they can never be good 2010-06-21T10:44:00Z Though I should be above such things, my wisp of loneliness was soon replaced with a gust of self-satisfaction. This Life: For Some Social-Media Users, An Anxiety From Approval Seeking 2014-05-09T20:44:11Z If there were more to this scene than mere self-satisfaction—a version of those people who say we’re mean, well, they’re mean sometimes too!—perhaps it would be more rewarding. “You need to go, white man”: “Girls” hits trolling peak by pushing anti-p.c. backlash buttons 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z So he invoked a certain New York City borough, the one currently outpacing the others in self-satisfaction. The Tipsy Diaries: Pride of Place in Every Drop 2011-02-03T17:33:09Z But instead, like Leonard Rossiter doing his smoothie act, he ran his hand through his hair and said with bottomless self-satisfaction: "We go back a long way." Delicious Dahl 2010-03-28T00:05:00Z Neanderdad roared, upset at the disruption of his blissful moment of self-satisfaction. Motherlode: Making Childhood Memories 2011-02-08T20:41:23Z The overriding sense is one of collective self-satisfaction. Perspective | I returned to the National Gallery seeking comfort. But art no longer feels like an escape. 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z The early adopter's self-satisfaction dissolves before the elderly couple downloading an Archers app. David Mitchell: are smug Apple users losing their cachet? 2010-06-05T23:06:00Z I hope she lands somewhere between her mother’s level of anger and Audrey’s permanent self-satisfaction. Camille Bordas on the Drawbacks of Sincerity 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z It's fascinating that some people prefer ignorance to information, and even express their self-satisfaction with their preference. Frugal Traveler Blog: Readers React: TripAdvisor Feedback and Other Ways to Save on Travel 2013-01-15T20:58:20Z She has a great humorist’s eye for the comedy we’ve seen but overlooked — such as the strained preciousness of Montessori schools or the self-satisfaction of people who subscribe to meal kits. Review | Laura Zigman’s ‘Separation Anxiety’ tackles middle-aged loneliness with a perfect mix of grief and humor 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z She felt intensely annoyed by their self-satisfaction and hypocrisy. ‘Why We Did It’ Is a Dark Ride on the ‘Republican Road to Hell’ 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z But it’s in the comic scenes involving the two Adams that the film really shines, especially as Scobell eerily captures Reynolds’s delivery and his self-satisfaction when spitting out snarky one-liners. Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z There was something about the enormity of her belly that brought to mind self-containment and self-satisfaction – as though she'd achieved in life everything she would ever need to achieve. Fancy dress by Kate Horsley 2010-12-26T00:05:12Z He rode in on a cloud of self-satisfaction. Perspective | Congressional Democrats wore their white-hot fury to the State of the Union 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z The photograph released by Nasa might not have been oriented around Washington DC, as was the clay tablet around Babylon; but it spoke of a certain level of superpower self-satisfaction, even so. A History of the World in Twelve Maps by Jerry Brotton – review 2012-08-24T07:00:02Z Like many puppets, they exude an inanely cheerful self-satisfaction. Art Review: ?Philippe Parreno? and ?At Home/Not at Home,? at Bard 2010-07-01T22:39:00Z The only challenge to our self-satisfaction occurred when a boy named Robson committed suicide after getting a girl pregnant, but fortunately it wasn't long before Adrian was able to put us right. Digested read: The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes 2011-08-15T20:30:04Z To justify his methods, Fletcher tells Andrew that the worst thing you can tell a young artist is “Good job,” because self-satisfaction and complacency are the enemies of artistic progress. “Whiplash” Gets Jazz All Wrong 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z The backlash against the Masts has far more to do with pent-up irritation at the self-satisfaction of urban cultural élites than it does with cocoa beans. The Way Forward for Hipster Food 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z Their genial naïveté is blinding them to the grossest sin here: the smug self-satisfaction, the hubris of the alleged good deed. This ‘Imagine’ Cover Is No Heaven 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z Yet there may be an essence in Prada’s work that says no to self-satisfaction. | Miuccia Prada’s Circle of Influence 2013-05-27T13:00:48Z Madonna designed herself to be a polarizing figure, and her breed of feminism has evolved over the years — at times she’s been more focused on self-satisfaction than the advancement of womankind. Madonna and Hillary: ‘Witch’ and ‘Nasty Woman’ as Sisters in Arms 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z Mr. Sondheim’s annotation, for once, is approving: “In the interest of full disclosure, I should add that the last two lines make me glow with self-satisfaction.” Books of The Times: Sondheim?s Rhymes and Reasons 2010-10-21T17:45:00Z "There was really no subject on which we agreed. I thought he was very one-track-minded. His self-satisfaction was amazing," Previn said. Andre Previn's 'Streetcar' opera will play L.A., but without him 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z It does this by foregrounding questioning rather than certainty, experiment and mistake rather than polish and self-satisfaction. Dealing in uncertainty, the essay may be the perfect form for our time 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z Her show offers a corrective to the self-satisfaction and narrow emphasis on a clique of big names that sometimes marks the Biennale. Radical Rethinking at Biennale: Africa and the Future Share Pride of Place 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z It’s easy to imagine his charm coming across, to other people, as self-satisfaction. ‘I liked going to New York as a drug trafficker’: Duane Jackson 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z In the early pages of “A Divine Language,” Wilkinson recalls how his younger self despised the subject for “its self-satisfaction, its smugness and its imperiousness.” Math Defeated Him in School. In His 60s, He Went Back for More. 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z Reflexively Trump looks off-camera and grins, briefly, his face flush with what appears to be self-satisfaction. Jon Stewart is right: How long will the media play Trump’s game? 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z They are most extreme in Paul Currier's masterful Buckingham: avid for power, replete with self-satisfaction. Fences; Trelawny of the Wells; Richard III – review 2013-03-03T00:05:30Z For the rest of us, the line between exuberance and self-indulgence is a lot thinner, and the overriding tone of his recent films is not tension or momentum, but self-satisfaction. Why Quentin Tarantino's inner movie nerd should stop directing his films 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z We might also, in the moment and especially when we look back on it, squirm at Lydia’s self-satisfaction. One Indelible Scene: the Master Class in Ambiguity in ‘Tár’ 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z “The Holdovers” means to send you out of the theater exuding holiday cheer and possibly some renewed faith in humanity, but all that lingers, really, is an overpowering whiff of self-satisfaction. Review: Bah, humbug! 'The Holdovers' is a clunky, phony white-elephant gift of a movie 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z I partly agree with this story; but it’s also a monument to elite self-satisfaction. What if anti-Trumpers are the bad guys? | David Brooks 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z But what they find at the end of the filmmaker’s rainbow is less likely to be a pot of philosophical gold than prosaic self-satisfaction. Review | ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’: When old friendship goes violently awry 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z Ambition that smacks of entitlement and self-satisfaction is as much a turnoff for me as sentimental pleading. Review: I was skeptical of Lea Michele. Then I saw her deliver a tour de force in 'Funny Girl' 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z And partly that elites were shown uncritical deference by journalists who did not sufficiently question the serene self-satisfaction of those who came from the banks of the Charles River to the banks of the Potomac. Opinion | David Halberstam’s ‘The Best and the Brightest’ at 50 still casts a long shadow 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z But his wannabe-breezy comedy has always struck me as awfully strenuous, and the Marvel enterprise seems to encourage his worst instincts; too often he mistakes sloppiness for irreverence and self-satisfaction for self-mockery. Review: A not-so-mighty 'Thor' sequel is painless but pointless 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z “Our sense of self-satisfaction and complacency and confidence is actually a disservice to Ukraine,” she said, calling such complacency “practically and morally suspect.” As Ukraine war bogs down, U.S. assessments face scrutiny 2022-07-02T04:00:00Z As the turtles slowly plod their way to safe harbor we have the shot of our dreamy pal Jake smiling with the self-satisfaction of a man who knows he has done good for the planet. Kia blasted for "we save turtles" car commercial 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z A terror suspect had a look of "self-satisfaction" moments after stabbing an MP to death, a parliamentary aide said. David Amess killing: Suspect looked 'self-satisfied' after attack 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z “I was dumbstruck by his self-satisfaction,” Greenblatt writes, likening it to Starbucks boasting that 88 percent of its drinks don’t contain poison. Opinion | Marjorie Taylor Greene is a wart on the body politic. Facebook is a melanoma. 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z The work is at once absurd and touching: tweaking the preening self-satisfaction of the ultrawealthy, while at the same time painting the city with the giddy, dramatic affect of the teenagers she is studying. What Comes Next for an Artist Whose Work Goes Viral? 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z Forlán, for one, has made public his fear that the country, stagnating in self-satisfaction, is not doing enough to build on the legacy of Tabárez and his team. The Little Country That Could Wonders if It Still Can 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z The dramatic vaccine uptake in some red states in response to the delta variant surge should not be a source of self-satisfaction but of actual satisfaction. Opinion | We shouldn’t be cruel about covid deaths. We should focus on getting everyone vaccinated. 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z "It was a grin of supreme self-satisfaction and behind the grin might be nothing at all." Obituary: Donald Rumsfeld 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z With the Barclays Center crowd bathing him in cheers, Durant formed his mouth into an oval in a brief and understated expression of self-satisfaction. Analysis | Kevin Durant played all 48 minutes of ‘historic’ Game 5 win. The Nets needed every second. 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z Euro 2020 will still be an exercise in hubris and pigheadedness and get-there-itis; it will still be a monument to soccer’s unyielding self-satisfaction. Ravaged and Resilient, the Show Goes On 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z “The character and the resilience to come from behind, it’s something not easy to do, and after the game we felt great pride and self-satisfaction,” Stones said. Guardiola calls for calm as Man City bids to reach CL final 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z “Success is peace of mind,” the quote reads, “which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable.” Having made the best of a rocky regular season, UCLA wants more in March 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z Ms. Haberman was particularly well-suited for this journalistic moment because of her sheer relentlessness and hunger, and her lack of smug self-satisfaction. The Trump Presidency Is Ending. So Is Maggie Haberman’s Wild Ride. 2020-11-08T05:00:00Z Yes, America’s racial truths are a threat to smug self-satisfaction, facile patriotism and easy myths. America’s racial truths are a threat to Trump 2020-10-11T04:00:00Z Trump’s reelection slogan, “Keep America Great,” is a triumph story line that logically follows a restoration, yielding pride and self-satisfaction, but anxiety if the achievement is vulnerable. The Science of America's Dueling Political Narratives 2020-10-03T04:00:00Z Alabama coach Nick Saban stressed the importance of humility to his players in a preseason talk, urging them to avoid the pitfalls of entitlement and self-satisfaction. Roll redemption: No. 3 Alabama aims to restore dominance 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z The right blames woke politics and excessive immigration, and again you can hear the self-satisfaction in the explanation. Anne Applebaum: how my old friends paved the way for Trump and Brexit 2020-07-12T04:00:00Z Given how long and disastrously Bolton enabled this president, his self-satisfaction becomes annoying. Review | John Bolton’s book is full of startling revelations he should have told us sooner 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z Jobs embodied all of Apple’s best and worst qualities: its perfectionism, its self-satisfaction, its willingness to overturn whole industries when a better path presented itself. 32 moments that shaped this decade 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z Only a wildly misplaced sense of self-satisfaction could possibly have got us where we are today. Smug in the west: but even the Tories steer clear of Trump at Nato 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z The collective narrative of protest and upheaval followed by rank consumerism and self-satisfaction that the term has come to denote is most certainly not shared by every person born within those years. Column: Relax, boomers. You're OK, just old 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z There was an atmosphere of acerbic self-satisfaction, a sense that only those present understood both what it would take to save humanity and that it was probably too late. Can a Burger Help Solve Climate Change? 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z There are photographs with smiles, but mostly it is a portrait of the melancholy and tension beneath the gloss and self-satisfaction of postwar America. Farewell, Robert Frank, a true American revolutionary | Kenan Malik 2019-09-15T04:00:00Z Those who don’t eat the fries pay higher prices for their hamburgers but receive no benefit - besides the self-satisfaction of exercising will power. Recent editorials from Texas newspapers 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z This atmosphere of supreme self-satisfaction is blown away by news of a new magnet school, a school only for truly exceptional children. These insufferable parents will do anything to get their kids into 'The Gifted School' 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z To look from face to face was to regard a study in contentment, or even, thanks to the pervasive cigar smoke, self-satisfaction. Inside the Cultish Dreamworld of Augusta National 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z Then she meets Anthony, her polar opposite: all self-satisfaction and intellectual swagger, he takes swigs of his cigarette and makes pronouncements on life, art, and Julie. Review: Smashing debut for Swinton’s daughter in ‘Souvenir’ 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z There’s a sense, in the film, that the rejection of cities—noise, crowds, self-satisfaction—is noble. Steve Earle’s Winsome Tribute to Guy Clark 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z From the inside, it reflects itself indefinitely, forming an apt metaphor for its designers’ self-satisfaction: a spatial selfie. Forget 'machine for living in' – Hudson Yards is a machine for investing in | Samuel Stein 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z “Success is a peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming,” Wooden once wrote. How a Ballet Dancer Brought Balance to U.C.L.A. Gymnastics 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z In a 2010 video, Sen. Kamala Harris, who at the time was California’s attorney general, described with self-satisfaction how being tough on truancy got results when she was San Francisco’s district attorney. 2010 video shows Kamala Harris boasting about prosecuting parents, including homeless mom with two jobs, whose kids missed classes 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z But in the insomniac’s self-satisfaction there is also, perhaps, a genuine fear of the nonbeing, the nullity, of sleep. Why We Sleep, and Why We Often Can’t 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z Programmes that lessen the fear of speaking up, promote teamwork and self-satisfaction, and chip away at stereotypes, are bound to help the whole of science. Boosting the number of students from underrepresented groups in physics 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z Often these researchers are left to find only self-satisfaction. No more first authors, no more last authors 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z It has everything to do with ignorant self-satisfaction. Opinion | It’s impossible to separate social justice from the Christian gospel 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z Whenever Carmen walks off after a rousing exchange with women who are grudgingly admiring or envious of her—Carmen does nothing to improve relations—she leaves a trail of self-satisfaction behind her. Anika Noni Rose’s Star-Making Self-Possession in “Carmen Jones” 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z Bush was resolutely undemonstrative, drilled from childhood to avoid bragging, self-satisfaction or, worst of all, self-aggrandizement. Opinion | President George H.W. Bush is an extraordinary example for our times 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z Under normal circumstances, that sort of peeping might inspire a bit of American self-satisfaction. Opinion | Go ahead, Americans, enjoy the royal wedding. It doesn’t make you unpatriotic. 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z He’s earned oodles of self-satisfaction, given career sales of something like 100 million albums and the equally flabbergasting ability to still fill a sports arena with worshipful fans. Review | Bon Jovi preaches to the hair-band choir at Capital One Arena 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z An identity politics that is not principally concerned with dismantling all forms of inequality quickly devolves into a never-ending game of oneupmanship where self-satisfaction is all that’s won. Identity politics has veered away from its roots. It's time to bring it back | Kimberly Foster 2018-05-05T04:00:00Z “We’d connected on a purely mental level,” he reasons, with self-satisfaction. If you want to know how we ended up in a cyber dystopia, read Ready Player One 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z It has taken Tinashe time to reach such a place of self-satisfaction, however. Tinashe: ‘People are past the point where they think I’m a mindless puppet’ 2018-04-14T04:00:00Z Given how rooted the storyline is in validation fantasy and self-satisfaction, uprooting it will be a difficult process. What the Armada adaptation can learn from Ready Player One’s successes 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z But more broadly the country is coming to grips with cheating in one its most popular sports, and asking itself if its self-satisfaction in fair play was a myth all along. Australian Cricket Has Its Own Deflategate, and a Nation Reels 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z And while it sees itself as the antithesis of Trumpism, it is, in its raging intolerance and smug self-satisfaction, Trumpism’s mirror image. We need enlightened warriors on both sides 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z They have seen the growing bloat and self-satisfaction in officials. Perspective | Scott Blackmun’s painful USOC legacy: Knowledge, inaction and misplaced priorities 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z When I visited Goodell in his office a month later, his demeanor betrayed a mix of relief, fatigue and a perhaps surprising measure of self-satisfaction. Where Does the N.F.L. Go After a Season of Division? 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z Then, after taking 15 minutes of questions at a downtown Marriott, he pulled out a package of Eclipse gum with self-satisfaction and a mischievous grin. In Iowa, Bill de Blasio Speaks, Chews and Tries to Lead (to the Left) 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z Some find financial independence and the self-satisfaction of being their own bosses. Perspective | How a government paralegal mastered portrait photography to make millions 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z He visibly swelled with self-satisfaction, as he did weeks later, down in Alabama, celebrating the insurgent Senate candidacy of Roy Moore. Opinion | Yes, Steve Bannon Should Terrify You 2017-10-07T04:00:00Z “And there’s a certain complacency and self-satisfaction in both towns,” Mason adds. Charlottesville and Stellenbosch: twin towns hiding a history of oppression 2017-08-19T04:00:00Z In his 1971 presidential address to the American Economic Association, Wassily Leontief counselled against the dangers of self-satisfaction. How economics became a religion | John Rapley 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z Even if the financial indicators for Georgia-Pacific are positive — with higher earnings, a lower debt rating and more acquisitions on the horizon — Hannan said the one emotion he tries to avoid is that of self-satisfaction. An inside look at how Koch Industries does business 2017-07-01T04:00:00Z I’m proud to call myself a feminist but feel no self-satisfaction about my framework for what the word means – a privilege of education and culture most women where I’m from have not experienced. Working-class women are too busy for gender theory – but they're still feminists 2017-06-25T04:00:00Z Everything in the picture, from a bravura swirl of bedclothes to fast notations of arabesque-patterned wallpaper, bespeaks exultant self-satisfaction. Frédéric Bazille’s Short Career, Reconsidered 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z And, even now, he is more viscerally annoyed by what he calls the “self-satisfaction” of Trump’s critics than by anything Trump has done, or failed to do. Tucker Carlson’s Fighting Words 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z You can’t entirely begrudge “The Sense of an Ending” its self-satisfaction. Jim Broadbent elevates a schematic detective story in 'The Sense of an Ending' 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z Is this sort of pitch tailor-made to appeal to narcissists seeking self-satisfaction? United Way Searches for Its Place in a World of One-Click Giving 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z For still others, it's a tendency to smug self-satisfaction. Genetic Heart Disease Risk Eased by Healthy Habits, Study Finds 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z “So, are your daughters back from their jobs?” asks one, in a voice thick with self-satisfaction. Young Rural Women in India Chase Big-City Dreams 2016-09-24T04:00:00Z Today, the FN’s founder surveys the rise of populist nationalism in the West with a mix of self-satisfaction and regret. Un prophète 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z Americans read "Darkness at Noon" with self-satisfaction, mostly not comprehending that we are not as far removed from that nightmare as we like to believe. Supreme Court to Consider Legal Standard Drawn From ‘Of Mice and Men’ 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z Simple, however, does not necessarily make for involving filmmaking, and the air of self-satisfaction, however justified, that creeps into the interviews that go with the performance footage does not make for a scintillating experience. The music buoys Ron Howard's doc 'The Beatles: Eight Days a Week — The Touring Years' 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z Like the undeveloped mind, the metaphorical monkey is always in motion, jumping from one attempt at self-satisfaction to another, from one thought to another. How Meditation Can Help Make Your Mind Happier 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z Their success will be fueled by hunger and desire, not by self-satisfaction and gloating. The Huskies football team will justify the hype 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z We elected all of them to serve the interests of citizens, not their inaction and self-satisfaction. With Congress Deadlocked, White House Diverts Funds to Fight Zika 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z He draws his pistol, aims and fires - twice - and then gets ready to move on with perhaps a degree of self-satisfaction. Excerpts from recent South Dakota editorials 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z You close your eyes and inhale deeply, filled with self-satisfaction. You Might Be Holding Your Wine Glass the Wrong Way 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z Even at school, which drew students from a wider area, there was a general sense of self-satisfaction with our diversity. Remembering Sandra Bland’s Death in the Place I Call Home 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z Beijing's approach displays its craving for international respect and desire to avoid isolation over the issue, and provides "an iota of self-satisfaction," said Yu Maochun, an expert on Chinese politics at the U.S. China is seeing mixed results in its effort to rally help in excluding the U.S. and its allies from the festering South China Sea dispute, underscoring the limits of Chinese diplomacy despite its massive economic clout 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z Beijing’s approach displays its craving for international respect and desire to avoid isolation over the issue, and provides “an iota of self-satisfaction,” said Yu Maochun, an expert on Chinese politics at the U.S. China seeks global support for South China Sea policies 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z And in an unavoidable moment of self-satisfaction, the author describes America’s new position like this: “Liberated from concerns about security, it could turn foreign policy into social work.” Why America is terrible at making the world a better place 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z One of his final scenes, in which he pledges to devote his life to finding “the real killers,” is done with precisely the right amount of self-satisfaction and a too-knowing smile. ‘People v. OJ Simpson’ shows how divided culture was on race — and still is 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z “It’s a craft. There is some self-satisfaction in your work.” 21st century cobblers, modern stewards of an ancient trade 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z A biro and a piece of paper, a scribbled email address - which I contacted the next morning - and there I was soaring with self-satisfaction. How it helps, in France, to have a bit of 'piston' - BBC News 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z "Can’t Get Enough of Myself" is the first single on Santi White’s upcoming new album 99¢, and it’s a sunny, chipper display of self-satisfaction. This is your next jam: Coldplay, Rustie, and more 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z If that powerful mix of arrogance, self-satisfaction and unquestioning faith in meritocracy were unique to Amazon’s corporate workers, this would be just another tale of Silicon Valley silliness. Vox’s Amazon fail, explained: Why Ezra Klein needs to stop telling white-collar workers to check their privilege 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z Thank you for your kind words Boris; I doubt that I have ever worn a more nauseating smirk of self-satisfaction than I am right now, in this moment of glorious vindication. Ashes 2015: England v Australia, fourth Test, day two – as it happened 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z There is more to it than vanity and macho self-satisfaction and commerce, though there is often far too much of those. Hunter-Conservationist or... Jekyll and Hyde 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z But all of the actors I admired growing up — there are some actors out there where you can't sense any self-satisfaction behind their acting, and that's what I really respond to. Jason Segel talks about taking on the daunting role of David Foster Wallace 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z When I did finally approach Brooks’ column it was with the usual sense of dread; I was particularly not in the mood for his well-established self-satisfaction, his pompousness, his condescension wrapped in smugness. The cult of white liberal race-deniers: David Brooks’ letter to Ta-Nehisi Coates shows race denying at its worst 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z “It destroys relationships, ego and self-satisfaction. There is infidelity when someone sees disinterest on the end.” Is Third Time the Charm for ‘Female Viagra’? 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Thank you for your kind words Boris; I doubt that I have ever worn a more nauseating smirk of self-satisfaction than I am right now, in this moment of glorious vindication. Ashes 2015: England v Australia, fourth Test, day two – as it happened 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z Call this fatherly self-satisfaction a result of diminished expectations: When asked their ideal weight, dads volunteered a number that was five pounds heavier than what non-dads did. The Dad Bod, Quantified 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z But after a while they see the wisdom behind her offer: human life is cheap, especially if you can sell it for what really matters—self-satisfaction and comfort. Outsiders Take Center Stage 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z But the prize is one more sign that higher education — or at least parts of it — is shedding its self-satisfaction about diversity. A New Prize, to Push Back Against Higher Education’s Incentives 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z Fehrnstrom added that considering the high number of “marginally attached workers” still in the workforce, “this is not the time for self-satisfaction or victory laps.” Why Obama and Romney won’t stop poking each other despite not talking 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z I wish to grow as a business and person so I can touch more people with my stories and art, not for the mere self-satisfaction of ‘making it.’ What I Learned From Interviewing 163 Entrepreneurs About Failure 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z This is the culture of Washington’s football team, and it comes straight from the top: self-satisfaction for doing absolutely nothing of merit. Washington Redskins are the victims of top-down organizational dysfunction 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z Cole also warned against basking in the self-satisfaction of being, say, the youngest person in the room, or the only woman. Don't Try To Be A Man, And More Honest Tips From Highly Successful Women 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z Hardly a day goes by when we do not receive a message from some organization proclaiming with great self-satisfaction that it is shifting to “paperless” communications. The "Paperless Society" Is Far From Paperless 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z Whether they are pursuing fame and glory, self-satisfaction, an escape from a bad boss or just money, they tend to get a lot of encouragement — from friends, from parents, from the media. 10 Reasons to Become an Entrepreneur 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z If we’re not in a tech bubble then we might be in something worse, an expanding zone of hubris and self-satisfaction that will continue to burgeon unchecked, with unpredictable social consequences. Beware the Snapchat economy: Why we should all be worried about the new Internet boom 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z And if that isn’t bad enough, there’s the smug self-satisfaction and moral superiority that so many of them seem to feel justifies such antisocial behavior. The good, bad and ugly of biking in D.C. You know it’s cool that you are seeing something most people don’t and you also know that the self-satisfaction you get when the journey is completed will make it worthwhile. Postcard from Pinehurst: The payoff at the end and the brilliant restaurant sign 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z Ceremoniously slow and with a mood of solemn self-satisfaction and reflective pride, the most I can say about this is every note of it is archetypal national anthem fodder. Every 2014 World Cup national anthem reviewed by a pop star! 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z “You set goals that are so unrealistic that they are difficult or impossible to achieve, and in the end, there is no sense of self-satisfaction.” 14 Reasons You're Tired All the Time 2014-06-08T04:00:00Z Beyond the trophy and self-satisfaction, though, would be potentially Perry's most valuable potential payoff: an automatic exemption into the 2014 PGA Championship at Valhalla GC. In case you hadn't noticed, Kenny Perry is trying to make history this week at the Senior PGA: The Loop 2013-10-16T04:00:00Z "The rush of self-satisfaction afterwards, the sense of private moral superiority that no one will ever bother to expose, is why we keep on watching," she concludes. Jay Z-Solange video exposes voyeur culture 2014-05-13T16:03:03Z This retells seemingly every anecdote from the previous books; heavy on block quotes and self-satisfaction. The Phil Jackson Bookshelf 2014-04-03T15:45:18Z “It was filled with self-satisfaction and pats on the back and how compassionate, giving, caring — all of those adjectives, they reserve, exclusively, for themselves and their goodness and their kindness and their decency,” Limbaugh said. Rush Limbaugh: “12 Years a Slave” only won because of its title 2014-03-03T22:05:00Z “He punctured our smug self-satisfaction that what we have is so great,” Professor Fishkin said. Robert A. Dahl Dies at 98; Defined Politics and Power 2014-02-08T04:52:04Z But beyond self-satisfaction, performing a search for your own name to monitor your online reputation is actually good practice. We All Love Googling Ourselves 2013-10-01T20:20:29Z By then I was a father, and did not want to raise my children in a church where sentimentality and self-satisfaction were the point of the Christian life. I’m Still Not Going Back to the Catholic Church 2013-09-29T09:45:27Z The and describes a speech which was sticky and humid with self-satisfaction. Papers assess Nick Clegg speech 2013-09-19T05:19:02Z It was a brilliantly designed metaphor for an industry crippled by complacent leadership, dreadful salesmanship and a fatal culture of self-satisfaction. How German autos beat British motors 2013-08-01T23:09:09Z "The self-satisfaction and confidence that the child develops as a result of these experiences prepare him or her for adulthood," Hamilton says. Charlie Hamilton: Most Successful People Worked When They Were Young 2013-05-20T19:30:51Z "Yeah, I played pretty good against Sergio," Knox said afterwards, with an understandable hint of self-satisfaction. The Masters 2013: Jeff Knox - the man who lives every helpless hacker's dream 2013-04-14T17:49:41Z It's almost an act of self-satisfaction to ask British people if they want to be British. Falkland Islands defy Argentine sovereignty push with referendum 2013-03-08T13:47:37Z And with your self-satisfaction meter already half-full before you start, the motivation to work hard is sapped. Don't Talk About Your New Year's Resolutions 2012-12-31T01:15:00.177Z As athletes, we never compete in sport for the money or fame but for self-satisfaction and because we believe there are no limits to our abilities. The Paralympic legacy challenge 2012-11-29T10:19:00Z Our self-satisfaction -- or at least, mine -- evaporated, though, when we arrived at the airport, I opened my purse and discovered that my wallet was missing. Bucks Blog: Flying Without a Photo ID 2012-10-11T14:56:38Z “We were the good pupil of euro entry, also of entry into the E.U., so there was a lot of self-satisfaction that probably made us unaware of the underlying problems.” Slovenia Runs Into Debt Trouble 2012-09-14T23:21:36Z I’ve started my new virtual farm, and I like what I see — it’s a smooth experience that manages to conjure up that elusive feeling of self-satisfaction and relaxation perfected by the Harvest Moon series. Zynga Puts it on the Line: Farmville 2 Launches on Facebook Today 2012-09-05T20:29:07Z But it can also mean self-satisfaction or pride. 5 Tips to Spot a Lie 2012-08-28T12:30:00Z "The self-satisfaction of certain athletes here in London bothers me," he added. Red-faced Austrians bemoan medal drought 2012-08-08T10:19:11Z If his accomplishment shades too often into grating self-satisfaction, it’s a small price to pay for such a panoptic view of a hospital, a city and a profession. Bookshelf: Books on Bellevue, Homegrown Foods and New York Poetry 2012-07-14T05:44:14Z There is still too much self-satisfaction amongst companies who believe having a strategy and a sustainability report represents job done. Rio+20: Reflections on the way forward for sustainable business 2012-06-27T16:39:52Z I don't want self-satisfaction, which I saw at the corporate leaders forum in Rio, or people bringing me stories of CSR achievements. Rio+20: WBCSD president says the future of the planet rests on business 2012-06-22T17:02:49Z It was evident enough that they were all well pleased with themselves; but their self-satisfaction was of the cool and haughty kind, so common to our countrymen, partaking more of pride than vanity. Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX 2012-04-25T02:01:07.457Z "What brought you here, Ma�tre Jerome?" demanded the young Count, somewhat sternly, as the valet entered on his tiptoes, with a look of supreme self-satisfaction. The Huguenot: (Volumes I-III) A Tale of the French Protestants. 2012-04-25T02:00:59.637Z Presently the priest, with an air of great self-satisfaction, made signs that he could write, and demanded if I could do so. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z “That’s so,” returned the other, with just a tinge of self-satisfaction in his chilly smile. Vistas of New York 2012-04-14T02:00:25.810Z She did realize it perfectly; but she resented a compliment that was inspired by self-satisfaction. The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z "I'm glad I stood by him," Mrs. Tuke reflected, with a smile of self-satisfaction, "for I believe he is coming back to the fold again." A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z No man could with more perfect composure and self-satisfaction dare to be inconsistent. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z You believe what you wish to believe; teach that it is wicked to doubt it, and remain at rest and in much self-satisfaction. Letters to the Clergy On The Lord's Prayer and the Church 2012-03-29T02:00:12.080Z Misery and wretchedness can never enter the breast in which dwells complete self-satisfaction.”—Theory of Moral Sentiments, part ii. ch. ii. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z If the temptations were removed, the soul would soon be wrapped up in self-complacency and self-satisfaction. Ortus Christi Meditations for Advent 2012-03-23T02:00:31.917Z This increases with increasing civilization, and has finally become the problem by the solution of which alone man can attain to self-satisfaction. A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution 2012-03-17T02:01:00.033Z At the rich table of life, groaning with good things, he turns away, preferring to chew the dry cud of self-satisfaction. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z The interview lasted an hour, at the end of which Jeremiah presented himself before his anxious mother with a sly look of self-satisfaction. Miser Farebrother, Volume I (of 3) A Novel 2012-03-13T02:00:28.227Z The club was in ecstasies, and Grif Farrington, who had money and time for spending it, wore a grin of placid self-satisfaction on his flat, fat face. Ralph of the Roundhouse 2012-03-02T03:00:11.217Z His name was Rodman Girdwood, and he swaggered when he walked; but so frankly did he ruffle it that I could not choose but like him and smile indulgence on his guileless self-satisfaction. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z "I suppose you did deprive yourself of the virtuous glow of self-satisfaction," Suydam admitted. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z The workmen paid no attention; but the voice of Harold came trickling round the corner of the house with a gurgle of self-satisfaction. Poor Relations 2012-02-11T03:04:00.973Z She rose from the table, having defined the position with her usual serene and gentle self-satisfaction. Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z Underneath her smooth-flowing speech there was bitterness, almost cruelty; certainly cruelty, if deliberately to pierce self-satisfaction is cruel. The Eldest Son 2012-01-24T03:00:28.780Z Emily trifled with her dinner and said bitterly to him: "I only wish you had a taste of teaching, it would cure your self-satisfaction." The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z But this only added another thrill to the fleeting self-satisfaction of having re-established himself in his family's eyes. Gargoyles 2012-01-05T03:00:27.063Z Then, with a momentary glow of just self-satisfaction, he turned into the first office on the left and hastened to his desk. Loaded Dice 2012-01-04T03:00:36.343Z Thin face creased in a smile of self-satisfaction, he glanced at the paper he had bought. Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942 2012-01-04T03:00:28.750Z Did not some self-satisfaction enter into my pleasure? The Joy of Captain Ribot 2011-12-15T03:00:16.510Z At the bottom of all he says about his foolhardiness in Dalmatia there lurks a proud self-satisfaction. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z But, to their shame, nothing shows more clearly the insolent self-satisfaction of our people than the lack of demand for educators; it comes partly from meanness, partly from want of thought. Thoughts Out of Season (Part II) 2011-12-07T03:00:18.847Z It is so easy to do a dirty thing with self-satisfaction when it consists in abstaining from action. Letters of Lord Acton To Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone 2011-12-06T03:00:20.687Z In fact, they were English Gentlemen, and Mr. Vernon contemplated their existence with great self-satisfaction. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z But what is the good of this self-satisfaction? Morals and the Evolution of Man 2011-11-14T03:00:18.930Z Far from possessing that deep humility which is the soul’s inevitable reaction to the revelation of the Infinite, they are full of pride and self-satisfaction. Ruysbroeck 2011-10-29T02:00:16.413Z Yet all this in no way modifies, or limits, or lessens his own absolute self-satisfaction and happiness. Know the Truth; A critique of the Hamiltonian Theory of Limitation 2011-10-29T02:00:13.723Z Granted, however, that Schopenhauer was right on the general principle that women show more self-satisfaction when pregnant than at any other time, a better explanation than this lies to hand. Human, All-Too-Human, Part II 2011-10-26T02:00:29.773Z An air of genial self-satisfaction clung to it nourished by rules and opinions and traditions which had never been proved to be false or harmful. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z We found the editor of "Sacrifice" in a condition of sanctimonious self-satisfaction. The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian 2011-10-24T02:00:18.500Z The Padre tried to read the Count's face, but saw only pride and self-satisfaction. Count Br?hl 2011-10-06T02:00:41.430Z He is bending low in an elaborate bow, in which mock-humility and glowing self-satisfaction are amusingly blended, his folded hands forming the Florida peninsula, his coat-tails projecting into lower California. The History of the Nineteenth Century in Caricature 2011-10-04T02:00:18.533Z What becomes of our righteousness, our merit, our self-satisfaction, our self-complacency? Sermons 2011-09-26T02:00:27.830Z Why, no man with Latin blood could have restrained himself by any effort of self-control from a little flourish of self-satisfaction after such a dashing exploit. Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z We are next faced with the problem of accounting for the different ways in which self-satisfaction is sought. Determinism or Free-Will? 2011-09-10T02:00:27.557Z “Oh, but I thought it was only a snake!” said the youth, with that air of unmistakable self-satisfaction which at once indicates the unlicked cub. The Gentleman Cadet His Career and Adventures at the Royal Military Academy Woolwich 2011-08-31T02:01:40.423Z Next moment, from another direction, but whether above or beneath I cannot be sure, issues a low, half-demoniacal laugh of self-satisfaction. In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life 2011-08-31T02:01:35.803Z For which we have every reason to feel, not indeed pride, not self-satisfaction, not vainglory, but perpetual thanksgiving, and benediction to the Author and Giver of all good things. Sermons 2011-09-26T02:00:27.830Z I pondered the scenario, asking myself why it did not bother me, and concluded that it was because self-satisfaction was of more importance to me than the manner in which I was viewed by others. Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer 2011-08-14T02:00:18.947Z Again she spoke eagerly, passionately I thought, while the look on his face became more and more full of self-satisfaction. The Coming of the King 2011-08-13T02:00:24.197Z Is not its cause the self-satisfaction of ignorant insularity?—using neither word in any offensive sense. Americanisms and Briticisms with other essays on other isms 2011-08-12T02:00:23.033Z I have fulfilled my duty faithfully, and with self-satisfaction. The Devil's Elixir Vol. II (of 2) 2011-08-09T02:00:28.197Z The wise man recognized the fact that his intentions were combated by the strongest of human emotions--self-satisfaction on the one side, on the other injured self-love. Judith Trachtenberg A Novel 2011-08-03T02:00:13.470Z She is described as a thin woman, with a chronic liver-complaint, of indefatigable industry and epigrammatic speech; who, "in the utmost enjoyment of spoiling a friend's self-satisfaction, was never known to spoil a stocking." Mathilde Blind 2011-07-27T02:00:25.473Z To the carnal mind their self-sufficiency and self-satisfaction is amusing. Crying for the Light, Vol. 3 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:11.900Z It is, of course, unfair to suggest that a parochial self-satisfaction underlies this utilization of personal experience as the sole test of linguistic propriety; but the procedure is amusingly illogical. Americanisms and Briticisms with other essays on other isms 2011-08-12T02:00:23.033Z When two egotists meet, each, with mournful self-satisfaction, considers himself the victim of the other. A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z From that list we excluded—by unanimous vote—one man whose literary work abundantly qualified him for membership, but whose cantankerous self-satisfaction rendered him, in the general opinion, a man not "clubbable." Recollections of a Varied Life 2011-07-14T02:00:11.837Z "I must confess that in that respect I share their obtusity," remarked madam, while Mr. Waring, in apparent self-satisfaction, went on with his dinner. The Haunted Homestead A Novel 2011-07-13T02:00:22.920Z When this performance closed, quite an air of self-satisfaction played over the faces of all, declaring clearly enough that their business was over for an hour at least. The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West 2011-07-12T02:00:33.027Z “I think you know our name, Mr Ross,” said the visitor, with an air of self-satisfaction, as he laid his blue bag across his knees. Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z I suppose it was a glow of self-satisfaction. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z "It must have been a mere accident, noble sir," replied the castellan, with calm self-satisfaction. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z She has made her appearance once, with great applause and self-satisfaction. A Noble Name or D?nninghausen 2011-07-04T02:00:22.783Z It is because Mephistopheles fails to give him this self-satisfaction 213 or to absorb his being in the pleasures he provides, that the compact comes to nothing. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z The Lenten rules of the Orthodox Church pay great attention to prostrations: through them the body participates in the effort of "breaking down" our pride and self-satisfaction. Great Lent: A School of Repentance Its Meaning for Orthodox Christians 2011-06-15T02:00:21.910Z But it was a part of this young man's singular nature that he would have experienced a certain self-satisfaction in the act, that would have outweighed all other considerations. Gabriel Conroy 2011-06-08T02:00:19.217Z As Skirmen passed Ran� and the duke, he could not refrain from smiling with self-satisfaction; and, making his salute, he strutted along, much taller than usual. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z All his colleagues hastened to see his splendid new one, and then began to congratulate him so warmly that he at first had to smile with self-satisfaction, but finally began to feel embarrassed. The Mantle and Other Stories 2011-05-29T02:00:07.233Z I have known actors who were free from conceit and complete self-satisfaction, but they are comparatively few. Famous Prima Donnas 2011-05-26T02:00:18.267Z Looking up he saw a brown monkey swinging itself on the branch of a tree opposite, and regarding him with all that gleeful self-satisfaction which a monkey is alone capable of. Told on the Pagoda Tales of Burmah 2011-05-22T02:00:12.060Z Besides," he added to himself, in a single flash of self-satisfaction, "this yer thing may be the makin' o' thet gal yet. Gabriel Conroy 2011-06-08T02:00:19.217Z This warmed the coldest of them—with a glow of self-satisfaction. Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z His self-satisfaction was further increased when he observed that his friend also was moved, and looked at him half-timidly. The Mantle and Other Stories 2011-05-29T02:00:07.233Z You can then wear them with every feeling of self-satisfaction. Martine's Hand-book of Etiquette, and Guide to True Politeness 2011-05-08T02:00:05.770Z Now you may be sure that what Cousin Park, with her smug self-satisfaction, considered a weakness in herself would really have been a passion in anyone else. Vacation with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-08T02:00:04.123Z Cleveland's slogan is the conservative but significant "Sixth City," but Detroit comes out with a youthful shriek of self-satisfaction, declaring that: "In Detroit Life is Worth Living!" Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street 2011-04-27T02:00:23.800Z On the opposite side, Sir James Lindsey was giggling with silly self-satisfaction, as he sat receiving the assiduous attentions and pointed compliments of Miss Grace. Dilemmas of Pride, (Vol 1 of 3) 2011-04-06T02:00:04.340Z "Sorra lie in that, any way," said the robber, as he repeated the last line over once more, with evident self-satisfaction. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z Funniest of ducks that they are!—so pampered by the attention and bread-crumbs of summer guests that their complacency exceeds even ordinary duck self-satisfaction, and they act as if they thought they were all swans. One Year Abroad 2011-03-27T02:00:18.457Z "What they seek most is self-satisfaction," said Miyazaki, the son of the former yakuza boss. Yakuza among first with relief supplies in Japan 2011-03-25T21:46:30Z Yet, to Denver's eternal credit be it said, she has not fallen into the ways of indolent self-satisfaction. Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street 2011-04-27T02:00:23.800Z He was filled with that sense of triumphant self-satisfaction which falls to the lot of a man who, after much arduous labour successfully accomplished, sees very near at hand the great desire of his life. Mysterious Mr. Sabin 2011-03-24T02:00:10.087Z A smile of self-satisfaction lit up Heffernan's features as he spoke; for, like many cunning people, his weak point was vanity. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z "To be able to do this with my group of guys, that self-satisfaction, it's high up there on the list." Kurt Busch Makes Elimination Rounds at NHRA Event 2011-03-13T05:31:36Z In the Rossiter circle I never saw anything but an immense self-satisfaction. The High Heart 2011-03-04T03:00:52.683Z These are his own words, Bob; but without you saw his manner, and heard his voice, you could form no notion whatever of the careless, happy self-satisfaction of one who calls himself irretrievably ruined. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z And she rather enjoyed her own eloquence, and was led on by it to make some most astounding assertions, and utter some scathing condemnations with an air of comfortable self-satisfaction. A Charming Fellow, Volume III (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:27.467Z The favors were extremely choice, and the happy face of the bride was more than matched by the radiant self-satisfaction of the bridegroom. The Little Vanities of Mrs. Whittaker A Novel 2011-03-01T03:00:46.487Z Then there was a sudden pause, for Madame re�ntered, and the Elder looked at her in a way so full of triumph and self-satisfaction that he troubled her. A Song of a Single Note A Love Story 2011-02-24T03:01:01.930Z A glorious fatigue, an immense self-satisfaction possessed Marjorie; she felt that they had both done well. Marriage 2011-02-22T03:00:06.867Z At these last words, spoken with great self-satisfaction, the Captain stopped, as the end of his walk was already, so far, attained. Riven Bonds. Vol. I. A Novel, in Two Volumes 2011-02-16T03:00:38.687Z Master Chucky looked very spruce and neat, and was trotting along with an air of great self-satisfaction. The Joyous Story of Toto 2011-02-16T03:00:35.520Z There was a peculiar expression on his face to-day, an exalted self-satisfaction, a tranquil grandeur. Under a Charm, Vol. III. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-14T03:00:37.767Z From the expression of the face, I should say that the victim had no suspicion of his danger—you remember that leer of self-satisfaction. That Affair at Elizabeth 2011-02-14T03:00:36.587Z He produced from his pocket as he spoke a huge pair of gloves, intensely yellow of hue, and displayed them with much self-satisfaction to his friend, who looked at them in dismay. The Alpine Fay A Romance 2011-02-11T03:00:27.700Z "Yet not so much Joy as self-satisfaction," murmured a panting cynic as he finished applauding. The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z All this would be done with great coolness and apparent self-satisfaction. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z From the top of his sleek, red head to the tips of his immaculate boots, he radiated a triumphant self-satisfaction. Who? 2011-02-09T03:00:47.380Z In the years that followed, in a paroxysm of self-satisfaction and amid clouds of self-congratulation, its leaders would attempt nothing less than to establish a global Pax Americana. Google manager helps fuel Egypt revolt 2011-02-07T20:56:00Z Everything else being so flourishing, it was a thunderbolt out of a blue sky, crushing his equanimity and self-satisfaction to the dust. The Crooked Stick or Pollies's Probation 2011-02-06T03:01:00.547Z Fortunately for herself, she was not a thought-reader, or her self-satisfaction might have received a severe reproof. The Solitary Farm 2011-02-04T03:00:21.943Z "Yes, I am the very man!" said the doctor with great self-satisfaction. A Hero of the Pen 2011-02-04T03:00:19.217Z "I am an agent of Jenkins and Co.," explained the stranger, with an air of great self-satisfaction. Partners A Novel. 2011-02-02T03:00:20.690Z But their self-satisfaction did not prevent them from taking a lively interest in other people, and their good-nature made them known to a large circle of acquaintances as 'good pals.' Abington Abbey A Novel 2011-01-30T03:00:14.557Z This “utility function” has nothing to do with happiness or self-satisfaction; it’s just a mathematical convenience for ranking people’s choices. Economix: The Moral Heart of Economics 2011-01-25T11:00:52Z Well, thank God,"--the chief-engineer raised his head with self-satisfaction--"we can afford it. Success and How He Won It 2011-01-23T03:00:12.077Z Morgan played the interview as two Brits made good in the States, and the air of self-satisfaction – which Morgan wears like aftershave – sometimes threatened to reach levels of suffocating smugness. Rewind TV: Britain's Banks; 10 O'Clock Live; Question Time; Piers Morgan Tonight; Hattie 2011-01-23T00:04:14Z His face to-day wore a peculiar expression: an exalted self-satisfaction, a conscious greatness; he was evidently in the mood to forgive all the world and to make peace with all mankind. Vineta The Phantom City 2011-01-21T03:00:10.377Z Those jeering faces from “outside” represented property, law, the smug self-satisfaction of all who despised Misery Gore’s squalid breed. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z We must not let our complacent self-satisfaction with our own generation disturb our proper appreciation of past generations, however. Education: How Old The New 2011-01-14T03:00:54.370Z To her habitual fashion of ignoring slights until it became convenient to repay them, however, Barbara added now an impervious armour of self-satisfaction at the prospect of her approaching entry into the world. Consequences 2011-01-14T03:00:53.047Z Does it bear any resemblance to the smug self-satisfaction of those who glide along in petrol-lubricated luxury, untroubled by the fear that they might not actually reach their destination? Out of juice? 2011-01-09T00:29:32Z "O, I cannot just yet accept your congratulations," replied the assessor, with a smile of indescribable self-satisfaction. Vineta The Phantom City 2011-01-21T03:00:10.377Z This appearance of distinguished treatment heightened his self-satisfaction. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) 2011-01-05T03:00:52.520Z He felt disgusted at the meanness of the faces, the silliness of the talk, and the idiotic self-satisfaction that oozed through these sweating foreheads. Sentimental Education Vol 1 2011-01-04T03:01:07.467Z You see," said Billy Wingo, with a smirk of self-satisfaction, "the male parent approves. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z Then he went on to relate, with great self-satisfaction, his suspicions against Tengelyi. The Village Notary 2011-01-03T03:00:57.863Z Instead of replying, the gentleman from Bow Street closed his eyes in exquisite self-satisfaction, threw his head back against the wall and folded his arms across his chest. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z Sure, it was atmospheric, scary and cinematic, but it didn't half rub your face in it with a smug sense of self-satisfaction. The 10 worst games of 2010 2010-12-29T16:19:55Z The caricatures are playful, without malicious or serious intent, jotted down with childish self-satisfaction, but, of course, they need not be taken seriously. Paul Verlaine 2010-12-28T03:00:19.670Z "The Oldenburgs are, after the Grenwitzes, the oldest noble family in the country," said the baroness, with grand self-satisfaction. Problematic Characters A Novel 2010-12-26T03:00:15.780Z This woman, with her sparkling self-satisfaction, was loved, whatever people might say about her. The Hidden Force A Story of Modern Java 2010-12-24T03:00:34.823Z And then his appearance and his self-satisfaction were such that none of the white men dared look at him for long, lest they should hurt the dear old fellow’s feelings by a burst of laughter. Adventures Among the Red Indians Romantic Incidents and Perils Amongst the Indians of North and South America 2010-12-20T17:12:20.420Z No sport, perhaps because of its po-faced self-satisfaction, has inspired better humorous writing than golf. Sports books for Christmas - review 2010-12-18T00:06:56Z He writes about high-powered talkers, aiming words at the audience's sense of self-satisfaction. "Good Morning America's" painfully friendly interview with Sarah Palin 2010-12-17T16:30:00Z “This ain’t no game,” he said, with a measure of self-satisfaction. | Shivering and Suffering 2010-12-08T21:59:00Z And, when Van Oudijck went home at last, he felt an inner mood of self-satisfaction, of strength, he was delighted, enraptured with himself. The Hidden Force A Story of Modern Java 2010-12-24T03:00:34.823Z Such incidents happen frequently but the offender's self-satisfaction over the incident was odious and a certain infamy attaches to him because of the prize at stake. World Cup 2010: Holland holding out to shake off ghosts of Seventies 2010-07-05T20:04:00Z The problem is not simply the narrow base of the elite, but its self-satisfaction. Top Schools in France Pushed to Open Meritocracy 2010-07-01T01:09:00Z To take just two examples: Lehman Brothers managed to carve out a horrible reputation for crude, overweening self-satisfaction as it headed towards collapse, while Toyota made its safety problems far worse by its initial reaction. Tony Hayward's arrogance of success 2010-06-21T11:30:00Z Of course, it's easy enough to chirrup away on Today about the euro's problems, pretending that, at this end of Europe, it's only a question of "In or out?" – with self-satisfaction Britain's just reward. A return to old Europe 2010-06-13T19:00:00Z The awfulness of its food and the uselessness of its headsets were concealed by the self-satisfaction of having once been "the world's favourite airline". Not so magnificent man and his lobbying machine | Simon Jenkins 2010-03-16T20:00:00Z Leo was met by his host, whose copper-coloured countenance, with its record of past pleasures, was beaming with good-humour and self-satisfaction. The Undying Past The 23 glow of the match fully betrayed an expression of self-satisfaction on his face. Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager "I was never greedy," Louise remarked, with an air of self-satisfaction. The Hillman Jonathan and I differ about a great many things; how otherwise are we to avoid the sloughs of bigoted self-satisfaction? The Jonathan Papers They are likely to have even more than the English proportion of self-satisfaction, dislike of foreigners, and reserve. How to Observe Morals and Manners Sometimes when I have had to go six months without anything to eat, I have been able to subsist on my self-satisfaction, as the bear sucks its paws, and grown fatter. The Undying Past Kah-go-mish had his own military reasons for hurrying back to play spy, and his face wore an expression of mingled cunning, patience, and self-satisfaction. The Red Mustang His round, sleek, clean-shaven face beamed with prosperity and self-satisfaction. Regina or the Sins of the Fathers He, however, in his jovial self-satisfaction, was so exclusively absorbed in himself--having just purchased a new neck-tie which he meant to wear at dinner--that he noticed no change in her. The Romance of the Canoness A Life-History He had also a share of the self-satisfaction with which the King boasted of this knowledge of business. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. In retrospect his chivalry was seeming uncommonly like self-satisfaction. Sinister Street, vol. 2 "On the contrary, I am told it is doing better," Henry replied, with a touch of self-satisfaction which might have been modified if he had inquired more closely into the cause of the increased circulation. The Call of the Town A Tale of Literary Life Side by side with her Mrs. Bailly appeared more than ever a priestess of service; yet to George her serene self-satisfaction seemed ornament enough. The Guarded Heights With anxious hearts the two brothers walked forward to meet the new arrival, whose face bore a look of insolence and self-satisfaction. Three Young Ranchmen or, Daring Adventures in the Great West In the afternoon they met upon the road a long thin man with a grin of the greatest self-satisfaction widening his otherwise narrow face. Bill the Minder His friendship for Daisy; for Barnes; for the underworld; it had been nothing but self-satisfaction. Sinister Street, vol. 2 Inspired by this sudden idea, Alma sat bolt upright on the shabby sofa, and pursing up her lips, with self-satisfaction looked from her mother to Nancy, who promptly applauded. Nancy of Paradise Cottage The ancient social ideal was to seek amusement or self-satisfaction apart and to render mutual service. Underground Man She turned up the perky corners of an imaginary mustache with an air, an exasperating little finger, separated from the others, pointing upward in hateful self-satisfaction. Bransford of Rainbow Range Originally Published under the title of Bransford in Arcadia, or, The Little Eohippus Elsie, on her part, was surprised to find a new nerve tingling in her brain, and this tremor cut into the complete self-satisfaction she expected to feel over her refusal of the peace-pipe. The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop Something in Venner's manner toward this newcomer indicated to the familiars that he might have deprecated this deliberate entrance armored in self-satisfaction. Sinister Street, vol. 2 He is about forty, very gentlemanly, self-possessed, irreproachably dressed, well informed, interesting talker, with a somewhat patronizing air, and an eternal smile of self-satisfaction on his face. Rambles in Womanland I have sometimes thought of a state of society in which payment need not be made in interchangeable labor units, but in the self-satisfaction of accomplishment. H. R. So McGraw does all that he can to discourage this self-satisfaction. Pitching in a Pinch or, Baseball from the Inside "She doesn't know about the pot," he added with self-satisfaction. John Dene of Toronto A Comedy of Whitehall It irritated Piers to see Melville's self-satisfaction, and to know that from sheer indolence, if Ralph had not come to the rescue, he would have brought the inheritance of his fathers to hopeless ruin. Under the Mendips A Tale Miss Smith showed her disagreeable teeth, and shook her consumptive curls, with great self-satisfaction. Father Brighthopes An Old Clergyman's Vacation They were some minutes too early, and I equally behind my time; but I dressed hastily, and descended to the salon, where M. Salvatori received me with a very gracious expression of his self-satisfaction. Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume I (of II) Such tests may help many, but they should be strictly avoided if they lead to introspection and self-analysis, those deadly foes of true devotion; above all, if they lead to self-satisfaction and pride. The Warfare of the Soul Practical Studies in the Life of Temptation Certain motives of decency prevented us from following this ruthless course; our self-satisfaction was worth more to us than a few hundred million dollars. American World Policies “Read it,” I said, again filled with moral self-satisfaction, vain, paltry egoist that I was. Bye-Ways England still remains to be dug out of the stupor of self-satisfaction and complacency which the great and flourishing condition has steeped her in. The Romance of the Red Triangle The story of the coming of the red triangle and the service rendered by the Y.M.C.A. to the sailors and soldiers of the British Empire For her a disagreeable matter had been decisively dealt with and put aside; no trace of emotion betrayed her self-satisfaction at having finally settled an unpleasant but necessary business. The Red City A Novel of the Second Administration of President Washington When Pranken left the Justice's house, he twirled his mustaches, in a most serene state of self-satisfaction and content. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine Here was some practical cause for self-satisfaction, I thought. A Veldt Vendetta “Is it like a good act that costs us pain at the moment, and gives us the pleasure of self-satisfaction ultimately?” Bye-Ways Her deckings are dazzling in color and bewildering in variety,--dress ornaments and air of self-satisfaction offer a moving picture that cannot well be forgotten. Women of America Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 10 (of 10) "Well, now, I expected you was!" said Quackinboss, with an air of self-satisfaction. One Of Them He smiled with self-satisfaction, for he perceived how nice a distinction he had drawn. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine Nine-tenths of them were pure black; you rarely saw a white face, but still less would you see a discontented one, imperturbable good humour and self-satisfaction being written on the features of every one. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses With what a happy mixture of nonchalance and self-satisfaction would he make these confessions! Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands Gwen had heard her mother often say with complete self-satisfaction: "Only a fool is afraid to tell a useful lie, but only a fool tells one that isn't necessary!" The New Warden It was thus these kings of Brentford sniffed at the same nosegay, the world, and, sooth to say, to their manifest self-satisfaction and profit. One Of Them Pranken contemplated with a great deal of self-satisfaction this comparison, as pretty as it was new. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine Many remarked that Dunn looked pale,—some thought anxious; but all agreed that the hearty-faced, white-haired old nobleman at his side was a perfect picture of easy self-satisfaction. Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day Hence arises that insufferable air of self-satisfaction, that contented self-sufficiency, so observable in your genuine Cockney. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands "I hold here a letter from Mr. Hankes," said his Lordship, pompously, and in a tone that was meant to recall Mr. Driscoll from the personal narrative he had entered upon with such evident self-satisfaction. Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day And this, plus the self-satisfaction of having protected her from her enemies and helping her to survive—this is all the consumation of a love affair that a man could want. For Every Man A Reason "I am a sower of the seed," said Mr. Gupperduck pompously and with evident self-satisfaction. Adventures of Bindle He casts right and left little grimaces that are so many forced smiles of self-satisfaction. A Frenchman in America Recollections of Men and Things Their ignorance passes belief, and is accompanied by an absolute self-satisfaction. The Intellectual Life "Ask Bella there if I ever said a word, ever as much as mentioned his name," said Kellett, with all the self-satisfaction of egotism. Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day Giving, giving, eternal giving is bound to narcotize into sodden self-satisfaction, or at last to rouse to protest an awakening soul. Child Versus Parent Some Chapters on the Irrepressible Conflict in the Home There was a reckless, unsuspecting jollity in his look that could not be mistaken; and his loud, hearty laugh bespoke the easy self-satisfaction of his nature. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life "Come, old fellow, it's not gone that far yet," said Norwood, affecting a tone of friendship, suggested by the self-satisfaction the promise of payment afforded him. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life In this charming self-satisfaction, which only natural temper assisted by sufficient ignorance can attain in perfection, Paine strongly resembles his disciple Cobbett. A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895) "No," returned the other, in a tone of complete self-satisfaction. Hand and Ring At the same time Master Martin struck his big fat belly with the greatest self-satisfaction, smiling with his eyes half-closed. Weird Tales, Vol. II. Mr. Kirkpatrick was one of those bland, simpering, self-complacent men, who, unshakable from the high tower of their own self-satisfaction, look down upon your arguments from their magnificent elevation. Old and New London Volume I A smile of self-satisfaction and a low bow were Nell’s reply. Mistress Nell A Merry Tale of a Merry Time Mrs Clinton crossed her hands over her stomach and looked at her husband with self-satisfaction. Orientations The partridge may be commonplace enough and his drumming but a strut of complacency and self-satisfaction. Old Plymouth Trails I pronounced his name with a certain self-satisfaction in having so readily recalled it, and we shook each other by the hand. The House by the Lock This glory of self-satisfaction, therefore, is indeed vain, for it is really no glory. The Philosophy of Spinoza The great orators of all times were a special object of study with him, and he describes his boyish pedantry pleasantly enough, but by no means without a touch of self-satisfaction in the memory. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" Should he, perchance, at any time see another, it is in a manner that only enlarges the perception of his own personal excellences, and strengthens his consciousness of self-importance and self-satisfaction. Talkers With Illustrations Dr. Buckley made his reply the next day to an audience so cold that even his supreme self-satisfaction was disturbed. The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years Portions of the early correspondence between Harvey and Spenser have been preserved to us, possibly by Gabriel Harvey's self-satisfaction in regard to his own compositions. Spenser When he eventually doffed his uniform he had nothing with which to reproach himself; no neglect and no overstepping of duty, no injustice and no improper leniency; he had good cause for self-satisfaction. Jena or Sedan? Of Germany I do not care to speak here: the sea of mud that passes for colour, the clumsiness of handling, and the general heavy self-satisfaction discourage the most ardent champion of the Teutonic art. Ivory Apes and Peacocks His countenance wore generally a smile, and was expressive of—self-satisfaction: and surely any expression is better than none at all. Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. They're bursting with self-satisfaction—have such an exaggerated belief in their "land" and their "folk." Miss Cayley's Adventures It was deliciously humorous: and this little piece of comic self-satisfaction was framed in wonderfully by the hills and the sunlit estuary. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25) She had ceased even to marvel at the dull self-satisfaction that possessed him. The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman Minnie, who had been the chief example of absolute self-satisfaction and certainty that everything was right, had developed a keenness of curiosity and censure which betrayed her conviction that something had gone wrong. A Country Gentleman and his Family This exposition may be considered as an authentic, contemporary document, and, as has been premised, these opinions are coeval and coterminous with an admirable civic self-satisfaction. Paris from the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 1 There was a great deal back of the simple words; there was an oily self-satisfaction, and there was a vast amount of portentous reserve. The Bondboy He backed without a word; he was going away with a husky chuckle of self-satisfaction; then he bethought himself to stop and turn, to ascertain by ocular testimony that he really had presented a bouquet. Shirley The comedian's unbounded self-satisfaction and good humour, his vivacity and spirits, were proof against Pope's malice. The Age of Pope (1700-1744) We can hardly avoid laughing at this superlative self-satisfaction, and yet we must admit that it is indicative of a real political force not to be treated with simple contempt. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) There was a sort of self-satisfaction in his voice. The Phantom Lover On the worn old stone pavement white pigeons strut and preen themselves, puffing out their chests with the most absurd air of self-satisfaction. East of the Shadows “I did sure,” Elia went on, in that sober tone of decided self-satisfaction. The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country O’Brien’s maliciously humorous eyes watched her expression of smiling self-satisfaction, and estimated it at its true worth. The Law-Breakers "That is not all; listen to the rest," said the widow with an air of perfect self-satisfaction. A Romance of the West Indies "And so, Herbert, the poor woman was delighted at the prospect of better times?" said Old Hurricane, with a little glow of benevolent self-satisfaction. Hidden Hand Yes, there was something about that bodice, those teeth, that tongue, that hair, something about her, which seemed to challenge the whole system of his ideas, all his philosophy, self-satisfaction, seriousness, smugness, and general invincibility. A Great Man A Frolic From the isolation and self-satisfaction of savagery he emerges into close contact with one of the most ambitious and progressive of peoples. The Negro Farmer They are so self-opiniated, and so full of self-satisfaction, that it is hard to be patient with them. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule He felt more self-satisfaction than the others; because the course of proceeding was so new to him that he imagined it to be very particularly meritorious. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. This dogmatic attitude of mind, this wonderful self-satisfaction, were peculiar to the creature; he couldn’t help it. The Twins of Suffering Creek She believed that she had done right in leaving him, but no consciousness of her own rectitude sustained her, and she was pitifully far from any sense of self-satisfaction. Olive in Italy It is just this self-satisfaction which makes it so hopeless to try to do anything with it. Things as They Are Mission Work in Southern India The Spanish Marauder swaggered along in helmet, breast-plate, doublet and hose, a hare and pheasant slung jauntily over his shoulder, and his jolly, devil-may-care face, that had evidently smelt powder, full of an arrogant self-satisfaction. Cleo The Magnificent Or, the Muse of the Real Victor Emmanuel surely now thought that the Pope would never think of disturbing this happiness and self-satisfaction. Pius IX. And His Time Vanity, self-satisfaction, and mayhap something a little more tender, a little more selfless, stirred in the young man's heart. A Bride of the Plains He swigged his drink and sucked in his breath 292 with vast self-satisfaction. Louisiana Lou A Western Story It is to be regretted that those otherwise so self-sacrificing patriots discount even their martyrdom and persecutions, and credit them to their frivolous self-satisfaction. Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 His Semitic features wore an expression of great self-satisfaction, and his knowing air betokened intimate knowledge of the world and all that therein is. The Tale of Timber Town He had rejoiced in his popularity and the attention women paid him, but the indifferent gaze of that smoking Amazon chilled his self-satisfaction. The River Prophet It was a smile of arrogance, of self-satisfaction. Peter the Brazen A Mystery Story of Modern China He, too, leaned back, with an air of self-satisfaction. Louisiana Lou A Western Story Nor must it be thought that the joy and happiness he experienced in religion arose from any inward sense of self-satisfaction. General Gordon A Christian Hero This afforded the aged poet an opportunity of magnanimously defending his younger confrère, and he rose to the occasion, beaming, as some one said, from head to foot and oozing self-satisfaction at every pore. Imaginary Interviews Sometimes it takes a rude shock to break through our self-satisfaction and to show us our true needs; but when it comes and arouses a dissatisfaction, it is truly a blessing. Heart Talks Even in the most sheltered existence, like my own, there are plenty of things which provide a bracing tonic against self-satisfaction. Beside Still Waters So he strutted to his horse, and was lifted thereon in fine self-satisfaction. Robin Hood And who shall say that their self-satisfaction is not healthy and pardonable? Australian Writers Obviously, only the immeasurable mass of a prosperity sunken in a self-satisfaction unstirred by conscience and unmoved by desire. Imaginary Interviews In the evening, Adolphe's self-satisfaction was completed by an ovation from the ladies, who bestowed upon him the most flattering epithets. Le Morvan, [A District of France,] Its Wild Sports, Vineyards and Forests; with Legends, Antiquities, Rural and Local Sketches Nations, like families, need to look outside themselves, if they would escape, on the one hand, narrow self-satisfaction, or, on the other, pitiful internal dissensions. Lessons of the war with Spain and other articles Nothing moves me to self-satisfaction like a nice dress. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius “Everything together to-morrow!” he whispered to himself, and, strange to say, almost all his gladness and self-satisfaction passed in one instant. The Brothers Karamazov However, notwithstanding his self-satisfaction, and his confidence in the future, the Senator could not fail to remark the grave reserve of Don Augustin’s manner. Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora Wyllard's manner, as she noticed, was free alike from the complacent self-satisfaction which occasionally characterises the philanthropist, and any affectation of diffidence. Hawtrey's Deputy We hear nothing of the approving smile of conscience, of inward self-satisfaction, and peace, and harmony, resulting from the practice of virtue. Christianity and Greek Philosophy or, the relation between spontaneous and reflective thought in Greece and the positive teaching of Christ and His Apostles This reflection seemed to deepen his self-satisfaction, as if it must be allowed that he was all the better for the faults to which he alluded. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius This divine self-satisfaction appears only twice, once in each Testament. A Handful of Stars Texts That Have Moved Great Minds To-day their self-satisfaction has made them indifferent to anything that elevates. The Sequel What the Great War will mean to Australia The smoke rose into the air lazily, and the old cleric paused now and again to look at it, the little smile of self-satisfaction breaking on his lips. The Land of The Blessed Virgin; Sketches and Impressions in Andalusia For all the real virtue in contentment evaporates, when the contentment is only satisfaction and the satisfaction is only self-satisfaction. What I Saw in America "The method has answered in my case," she complacently maintained, without the slightest suspicion that the assertion proved nothing but extreme self-satisfaction. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius He sat himself down by her side, with a smile of self-satisfaction. The Explorer And the excellent people looked at one another with a certain self-satisfaction, for they had the fearless gaze of the king of birds in face of that brilliant orb. The Hero The even tenor of his lot in life did not produce in him self-satisfaction and complacency, but often did make him uneasy. Frank H. Nelson of Cincinnati It has been a part of our patriotic self-satisfaction to pique ourselves on her icy decorum, on the merciless severity of her virtue. Modern Women and What is Said of Them A Reprint of A Series of Articles in the Saturday Review (1868) He is usually sleek and smiling, a joyous creature, fond of good living, whose self-satisfaction bubbles over in artistic attempts to make everybody else uncomfortable. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius Julia realised with pleasure that she was the only cool person in London, and the lassitude she saw in the passers-by added to her own self-satisfaction. The Explorer James had an insane desire to hurt her, to ruffle that self-satisfaction; and he wanted to say something that should wound her to the quick. The Hero His self-satisfaction made it impossible to wound him. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands Such an occurrence, with the mild sentence and self-satisfaction of the prisoner, is a field for a crop of regrets, which one need not take up in detail. The Will to Believe : and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy Have the testings confirmed that certainty of heart, or have my words disturbed self-satisfaction? Standards of Life and Service He had detected in Hastings' manner, he thought, the same self-satisfaction, the same quiet elation, which he and Berne had observed at the close of the music-room interview. No Clue A Mystery Story I retired to bed that night with a chuckle of self-satisfaction, and a convincing appreciation of the truth of the axiom I have referred to. Frenzied Finance Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated He had the plethoric self-satisfaction of the very fat. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands It was her condition of self-satisfaction and love of ease that closed the door. Union And Communion or Thoughts on the Song of Solomon "There she is again, sir," said Mr. Hobson, waving his broad paw, like a showman displaying his goods, with a sort of enraged self-satisfaction. The Light of Scarthey He smiled, and, as he did so, they were aware, with an emotion like shock, that his whole face mirrored forth a genuine and warm self-satisfaction. No Clue A Mystery Story Taking courage I went up to the drawing-room, found Araminta and saluted her, and then looked round with a smirk of conscious self-satisfaction. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, August 5th, 1914 They could see it distorted into a malicious grin of cruelty and self-satisfaction. The Riflemen of the Ohio A Story of the Early Days along "The Beautiful River" And lastly, far from conceiving too much self-satisfaction, far from rendering his own mind the homage characteristic of pride, did not Lord Byron, looking at himself through the weaknesses of other men, constantly depreciate himself? My Recollections of Lord Byron Of the evils of garrulity, which, like the ceaseless droppings of water, will eat into the toughest rock of patience and self-satisfaction, I have spoken at considerable length elsewhere. The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 2 He showed an unmistakable self-satisfaction, like the elation Wilton had detected in his bearing on two former occasions. No Clue A Mystery Story Wyllard’s manner, she noticed, was free alike from the complacent self-satisfaction which occasionally characterizes the philanthropist, and from any affectation of diffidence. Masters of the Wheat-Lands For the next half-hour they would chiefly talk about themselves in a pleasant glow of self-satisfaction. Miss Mapp She means three months' work," went on the bishop thoughtfully, but without a shade of self-satisfaction, "and the biggest subscription I got was a hundred pounds. The Rapids Then he looked across his office to his partner, William Brierly, a younger man with pompadour hair and an habitual air of immense self-satisfaction. Little Lost Sister This brief epitome is enough to show the combination, the humpback's self-satisfaction plus the arrogance of the self-taught artisan. The Immortal Or, One Of The "Forty." (L'immortel) - 1877 His face exprest nothing but self-satisfaction, and he appeared to take life as calmly as the goldfinch suspended over his head in its wicker cage—this was the chemist. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VIII (of X) - Continental Europe II. The link of associated thoughts that had brought him to recall this particular fragment of a dream while staring into the mirror with a preposterous sense of self-satisfaction was oblique at best. An Apostate: Nawin of Thais In a tone that seemed to have greater and greater self-satisfaction, she declared: “Yes, I. The ‘Favored One’ is painting only the water, the air, and the sun; I, however, paint the land green. Travel Tales in the Promised Land (Palestine) And I must confess," with modest self-satisfaction,—"I must confess that those frills are not unbecoming. Vagabondia 1884 She was full of self-satisfaction and trivial pleasure. That Lass O' Lowrie's 1877 His features wore a look of complacent self-satisfaction, and he hummed softly to himself, as he drove easily over the red and brown leaves that were beginning to flutter downward and carpet the highway. The Diamond Coterie Next to him, with a paper in his hand and a smirk of supreme self-satisfaction on his face, is Mr. Cross, the Home Secretary. Faces and Places I went off to have a wash and some tea, and then, glowing with self-satisfaction at all I had done, I lit a cigar and walked outside. A Dominie in Doubt Miss Hester gave a sigh that was meant to be full of solemnity, but that positively reeked with self-satisfaction. The Uncalled A Novel "Well, well," admitted Craddock with the self-satisfaction of a man who feels that he has acquitted himself creditably. That Lass O' Lowrie's 1877 It was he who had been put upon the defence, when he had not expected to be in such a state, and his self-satisfaction suffered. The Candidate A Political Romance At which my countenance beams with the shiny resplendency of self-satisfaction. Baboo Jabberjee, B.A. They possess no individuality, no "vision"; they are narrow, self-centred, pompous, clannish—with that clannishness which means only complete self-satisfaction with the clan. Over the Fireside with Silent Friends On the other hand he was well aware of his superiority to those in whom self-satisfaction was possible because they had no conception of the ideal. The Approach to Philosophy There are still other dangers which we say accompany the solitary life, the first and greatest is that of self-satisfaction. A Source Book for Ancient Church History That strange feeling of exhilaration was still upon her, and there was undoubted triumph and self-satisfaction depicted in her eyes and demeanor. The Last Woman One could see their eager, upturned faces glow with pride and self-satisfaction. Booker T. Washington Builder of a Civilization The old man's self-satisfaction was so evident as he displayed his acumen in detecting this deep-laid plot that Gerrard almost laughed in his face. The Path to Honour This view will lead her to self-satisfaction, and of course prove unfriendly to her moral character, and to her spiritual culture. The Young Maiden The man's face had an expression of cunning and self-satisfaction. Our Casualty, and Other Stories 1918 So he went back to the woman selling air-balloons with restored self-satisfaction, and stood there in the high wind, diving into his pockets for the amount required. The Privet Hedge Acts are regarded as meritorious in proportion as they are painful, and they are pushed to greater and greater extravagances because what becomes familiar loses the subjective force from which the ascetic person wins self-satisfaction. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals He stared at the richness of even this poor section of an Earth that huddled here as if afraid of its own shadows, yet reeked with self-satisfaction. Victory Old Brotteaux was a sceptic and found in his atheism an abundant source of self-satisfaction. The Gods are Athirst Her immediate terror being past, the strongest resultant emotion was one of self-satisfaction at having spoken out her mind. At Fault Still she never thought of envying them their jollity and self-satisfaction. The Privet Hedge Every now and then she glanced furtively at her reflection in the mirror, and the vision of that bird-of-paradise hovering over those huge butterfly bows thrilled her with a great sense of importance and self-satisfaction. The Governess The pleased self-satisfaction in his voice made her angry. The Lost Girl A hideous moustache had been painted on the monster's lip either with blood or red chalk, and he tried to call attention to it with extreme self-satisfaction. The Day of Wrath Saying which, the brisk attorney, enchanted with the feat he had performed, approached Lady Rookwood with a profound bow, and an amazing smirk of self-satisfaction. Rookwood “Well done!” cried the two soldiers admiringly; and the gardener came away smiling with self-satisfaction at the men’s admiration of his skill. The New Forest Spy Owing to this stroke of clever policy, a poor and discontented town was transformed into the most fashionable watering place of Spain, and surely if slowly disaffection merged into prosperous self-satisfaction. The Car of Destiny "What will he say now?" he asked, with self-satisfaction. The Lost Girl In passing Berners Street, a hansom cab swept round the corner, its dashing driver smoking a cigar in sublime self-satisfaction, and looking carelessly right and left for a “fare.” Fighting the Flames Danckaerts viewed his surroundings through the eyes of a fanatical self-satisfaction. Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680 They sat for a time, talking of other matters, and he went to bed humming the defineless tune of self-satisfaction. Old Ebenezer “Excellent,” said the King, and he glanced at the document endorsed with the royal signature—“François, R.”—at which he smiled with self-satisfaction. The King's Esquires The Jewel of France My good woman, this blindness and self-satisfaction appear to show that this life of peace, which you yourself acknowledge yours has been, has gone somewhat too far—has not been altogether blessed to you. The Billow and the Rock There was a touch of self-satisfaction in her voice. Nell, of Shorne Mills or, One Heart's Burden The result was that a sincere good feeling existed between the two, made up of a genuine admiration on the one side, and of considerable self-satisfaction on the other. Paul Patoff Meanwhile we had schooled our ears to detect the most delicate shades of sound; to measure or weigh each individual echo with an accuracy that gave us the utmost self-satisfaction. Over the Rocky Mountains to Alaska He is a man, so, at the last stage of self-satisfaction, he despises what is not man—woman. Lynton and Lynmouth A Pageant of Cliff & Moorland Sears smiled inwardly at the self-satisfaction with which the word "estate" was uttered. Fair Harbor From there he dispatched a carefully constructed cipher telegram to an address in the Boulevard Anspach, in Brussels, afterwards lighting an excellent cigar and strolling along the busy street with an air of supreme self-satisfaction. The Doctor of Pimlico Being the Disclosure of a Great Crime The man with the monocle was smug with the self-satisfaction of his tribe. The Highgrader There is something almost phenomenal about an Englishman’s solid self-satisfaction when he is alone with his pipe. Adam Johnstone's Son |
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