as in restraint
the power to control one's actions, impulses, or emotions
it takes self-discipline not to yell out when someone makes you angry
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Very little writing actually takes place in Practice; Annabel’s vaunted self-discipline encounters barrier after barrier.
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Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 1 July 2024
As a member of a church of like-minded individuals, Grace can meet men who have the self-discipline to wake up at 9 AM on a Sunday.
—Shadi Hamid, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
Lal says Lawson’s view of activism as a pursuit requiring not just sound principles but strict self-discipline, accountability and a generous spirit is just as relevant today in a new era of youth protests against injustices at home and abroad.
—Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2024
Throughout the month Ramadan is celebrated through daily fasting, prayer, charity, focus to God and self-discipline and self-sacrifice.
—Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 26 Mar. 2024
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Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 1 July 2024
As a member of a church of like-minded individuals, Grace can meet men who have the self-discipline to wake up at 9 AM on a Sunday.
—Shadi Hamid, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
Lal says Lawson’s view of activism as a pursuit requiring not just sound principles but strict self-discipline, accountability and a generous spirit is just as relevant today in a new era of youth protests against injustices at home and abroad.
—Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2024
Throughout the month Ramadan is celebrated through daily fasting, prayer, charity, focus to God and self-discipline and self-sacrifice.
—Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 26 Mar. 2024
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