sufficingness

She would remember the old people's tales of self-sufficingness, when they shot or raised their own meat, grew their own vegetables, were their own blacksmiths and carpenters, made their own shoes -- yes, and spun the cloth of the clothes they wore.

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The One, so that even the particular itself becomes self-sufficing, then clearly this principle, author at once of Being and of self-sufficingness, is not itself a Being but is above Being and above even self-sufficing.

The Six Enneads. Plotinus 1952

It is from this essential self-sufficingness, not from fancied rules, that Sculpture is limited with respect to dramatic expression, that is, expression of passing feeling, accidental action, not identified with the form.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 76, February, 1864 Various

Seldom is seen a conjunction of such cold purity of thinking with such generosity of nature; seldom such considerateness, such industry, patience, and carefulness of deliberation, with a boldness so entire; seldom such ducal self-possession and self-sufficingness, with equal openness to social and sympathetic impression; nor less rare, perhaps, is the union of a reflective power so large and dominating with an observation so active.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 76, February, 1864 Various

One of his most highly vaunted characteristics was his self-sufficingness.

Guide to Stoicism St. George William Joseph Stock

The qualities that Ashe loved in her -- her strength, her capability, her valiant self-sufficingness -- were the very qualities which seemed to check him when he tried to tell her that he loved them.

Something New 1928

She would remember the old people's tales of self-sufficingness, when they shot or raised their own meat, grew their own vegetables, were their own blacksmiths and carpenters, made their own shoes -- yes, and spun the cloth of the clothes they wore.

Chapter 8 1913

The face which character wears to me is self-sufficingness.

XI. Essays. Character. 1844 1909

With no self-sufficingness, they must have the countenance of others.

This Simian World Clarence Day 1904

With no self-sufficingness, they must have the countenance of others.

This Simian World Clarence Day 1904