10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNASSUMINGNESS»
Discover the use of
unassumingness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
unassumingness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mapping Literary Modernism
By its very nature as a passive recipient the complex central consciousness is
highly useful in presenting others. Everyone feels free to impose himself and his
ideas upon Hans Castorp. His unassumingness calls to mind the relatively na'i've
...
Ricardo J. Quinones, 2014
... designations for this which are offered countless times are presumption,
obstination, outre Guidance) ; it spoils the complex puzzle of what is real, as well
as that of transcendence. Skepticism is unassumingness. It tones man down and
yet in ...
Hugo Friedrich, Philippe Desan, 1991
3
Transforming Boasting of Self into Boasting in the Lord: The ...
The general context of the exercise of the apostolic authority present in the
exordium makes us think rather of the more profound, universal sense of the
Pauline appeal.4 He speaks through the “unassumingness” and “clemency” of
Christ who ...
4
The North British Review
Still, however much this deepens our regard for a man of so much genius united
with so much simplicity and unassumingness — humility would not be likely to
raise his salary; and we must not forget that his own want of self-esteem would ...
His mildness in literary argument struck me with surprise in so stern a poet of
nature, and I could not but contrast the unassumingness of his manners with the
originality of his powers. In what may be called the ready-money small-talk of ...
The confidence is not to be mistaken for haughtiness and arrogance but for
humbleness and unassumingness. The confidence comes from knowing what
the future holds for the Christian, and who holds his future. The Christian walks in
...
7
A Library of fathers of the Holy Catholic Church, anterior ...
... that I may see you shortly, and that with pleasure, without bringing any load of
heaviness from thence. And may with you be refreshed. See how he again shews
unassumingness. For he does not say, I may teach you, and give you a lesson, ...
Saint John Chrysostom, 1842
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The American Journal of Education
Education ought not to destroy the desire of pleasing, which is natural to women,
but to keep it pure and to elevate it To this_ end it should be deeply impressed on
their minds, that unfeigned good will, unassumingness, good nature without ...
9
The American Monthly Magazine
... without a spark of affectation, and their French quite as pure as that of the most
distinguished of my female acquaintances in England; withal they possess that
courteousness, unassumingness, and, I am almost tempted to add, that naive
and ...
Nathaniel Parker Willis, 1830
Your dear brother's charming diffidence of personality, his unaffectedness, his
unassumingness, his lack of any desire whatsoever to impose or to impress, are
qualities which though unkingly will work in favor of you and our family. His truly ...
9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNASSUMINGNESS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
unassumingness is used in the context of the following news items.
Against Jeremy Corbyn's leadership bid
His combination of integrity and unassumingness has been widely commented on and, while I've never met him, I have no reason to think that he is anything ... «Though Cowards Flinch, Jun 15»
Kataragama temple, 2500 years of history
But perhaps the most unique feature of Kataragama, and what makes it really stand out is its relative unassumingness. Almost all its shrines are unremarkable ... «Astro Awani, Feb 15»
Classic Stage Company, Downtown Celebrity Magnet
“There's an unpretentiousness, an unassumingness about this theater where actors can say, 'Let's try this, I feel protected here,' ” Mr. Pendleton says. “I don't ... «New York Times, Jan 15»
'Ugly' is lovely (IANS Movie Review, Rating: ****)
Like Kashyap's other parable of perverse times, the plot is glutted with characters, each played with such astute unassumingness that they had to be cast by a ... «Business Standard, Dec 14»
Best of 2014: Films
Boyhood Richard Linklater's 12-year experiment is brilliant in its unassumingness, chronicling the growth of young Mason (Ellar Coltrane) from 6 to 18 with the ... «Las Vegas Weekly, Dec 14»
Mykki Blanco, Princess Nokia and Cakes da Killa at … Duffield Hall?
The mixture of his energy and unassumingness combined into perhaps the most absurd aspect of the absurd night: A short white kid in a periodic table t-shirt as ... «Cornell University The Cornell Daily Sun, Nov 14»
Aphex Twin's Genius
The fact that it's easy on the ear shouldn't be cause for disappointment; it's remarkable that music this good can be this fun: Syro's unassumingness, ... «London Review of Books, Oct 14»
Civilisation, or just civility?
One of the meanings of the Latin word civilitas, from which it derives, is “behaviour as an ordinary person, unassumingness”. I like the idea of unassumingness ... «Financial Times, Oct 11»
Melbourne Storm captain Cameron Smith a knockabout bloke
He's unassuming and affable; the dream hero for Melbourne supporters. ... achievements as a player and a person, his greatest was his unassumingness. «Herald Sun, May 11»
