Significados de obstinate self em inglês

Mother and son were alike in possessing an obstinate self-will.

So then, an evil life has its roots in an alienated heart, and the source of all sin is an obstinate self-will.

She received me with a strange hard stare, and answered with obstinate self-possession: "I wish Michael to go!" No explanation followed.

It was Mrs. Bennett who spoke; her upright carriage, thin nose, and clear even voice, carried always the suggestion of mild but obstinate self-importance.

She had never had any illusions about herself, and had never attempted to curb the obstinate self-will and haughty pride that had characterized her.

I could not but reflect that I, too, had shortened the life of a good, tender father by my bad conduct and obstinate self-will.