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Definition of Assert oneself
1. Verb. Put oneself forward in an assertive and insistent manner.
Literary usage of Assert oneself
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Essence of Christianity by Ludwig Feuerbach (1881)
"To exist is to assert oneself, to affirm oneself, to love oneself; he to whom
life is a burthen rids himself of it. Where, therefore, feeling is not ..."
2. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1916)
"Only in meeting need, in overcoming difficulties, can one assert oneself. "
The Childhood Memories of Baron de la Motte Fouqué " by Dr. Emil Lorenz, ..."
3. Our Social Heritage by Graham Wallas (1921)
"31 He here ignored the existence of a natural and general instinct to lead, and
to assert oneself, as completely as Mill ignored the existence of a ..."
4. Working with Youth in High-Risk Environments: Experiences in Preventionedited by Carol E. Marcus, John D. Swisher edited by Carol E. Marcus, John D. Swisher (1996)
"... to value uniqueness, to communicate effectively, to assert oneself, to develop
social competency skills To provide experiences with fantasy, ..."
5. Essential Principles of Teaching Reading and Literature in the Intermediate by Sterling Andrus Leonard (1922)
"... real enough to be sure, is apparently mild and ineffectual compared with the
deep-seated desire to assert oneself, to take center stage. ..."
6. A Latin-English Dictionary Printed from the Unfinished Ms. of the Late by Thomas Hewitt Key (1888)
"... i, 2, 2, 49 ; 2. esp. with ace. of ri'll. i>ron., show (oneself as bound to
do), assert (oneself as), praesta te enm qui mihi a teneris ..."
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