inborn tendency
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Betty's case furnishes an illustration of an inborn tendency, fostered neither by precept nor example, persistently to attempt the impossible, and to fret and fume when forced to discontinue.
From Why Worry? by Walton, George Lincoln
These are emotions common to all members of the human race, and their expression is an inborn tendency.
From The Science of Human Nature A Psychology for Beginners by Pyle, William Henry
In no way was Norman's luck superior to most men's more splendidly than in that his inborn tendency to arrogant and extravagant desires was matched by an inborn capacity to get the necessary money.
From The Grain of Dust by Phillips, David Graham
But he suffered--had always suffered--from the jealous reserve which underlay her charm, her inborn tendency to secretiveness and intrigue.
From Lady Rose's Daughter by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
At last she felt his inborn tendency; the early religious background which influenced his temperament.
From The Higher Court by Daggett, Mary Stewart
