self-discipline
Example Sentences
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In his feverish search for ecstatic truths, Herzog has given readers a portal into human folly, self-discipline and domination — surely his life’s work.
From Washington Post
MAR 12: Ant flags a set of financial self-discipline rules, including avoiding its consumer loan platforms from granting loans to minors, and preventing small business loans from flowing into stock and property markets.
From Reuters
His parents dealt with it by displaying their own self-discipline.
From Washington Post
There is much evidence that students learn less online than they do in person, in part because online courses demand considerable self-discipline and motivation.
From New York Times
The voluminous gore of the low-budget movie came from painstakingly applying pounds of make-up to achieve the right nauseating effects, and required considerable buy-in and self-discipline from the cast.
From Salon
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