inborn tendency
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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.
From the foregoing paragraph, the logical conclusion would be that there is no instinct or inborn tendency that is primarily and distinctly moral as over against those that are social.
From How to Teach by Strayer, George Drayton
Bullying as an original tendency seems to add nothing to the possibilities of development, but every other inborn tendency has its value.
From How to Teach by Strayer, George Drayton
His youth showed again how much more inborn tendency has to do with one's life than any external forces—such as guardianship, means, and what we call education.
From Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z by Various
At last she felt his inborn tendency; the early religious background which influenced his temperament.
From The Higher Court by Daggett, Mary Stewart
