inborn tendency

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There is probably no inborn tendency whereby these responses of increased vigor and satisfaction are aroused in connection with any kind of activity.

From How to Teach by Strayer, George Drayton

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.

She has all her life been intensely religious, with a strong leaning toward pietism, and illness has still further developed this inborn tendency.

From Norwegian Life by Clough, Ethlyn T.

But it suffered from an inborn tendency to exuberance which the long 464 practice of oratory had confirmed.

From Studies in Contemporary Biography by Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount

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