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Hers was a somewhat sensitive, shrinking nature, with no self-assumption, and without the taint of egotism.

From George Eliot; a Critical Study of Her Life, Writings & Philosophy by Cooke, George Willis

Sir Noel was a proud man—so proud that the keenest critic must have failed to discover one trace of the arrogant self-assumption that so many persons are ready to display as a proof of superiority.

From Norston's Rest by Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)

The atoning mission of Jesus Christ was no self-assumption.

From Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern by Talmage, James Edward

In this self-assumption of the plenary right to regulate the life of his daughter, or any one else, there was no element of self-reproach.

From The Tyranny of Weakness by Stahr, Paul

And yet there was in his manner no self-assumption or arrogance.

From Lippincott's Magazine Of Popular Literature And Science Old Series, Vol. 36—New Series, Vol. 10, July 1885 by Various