self-discipline
Example Sentences
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Is it all down to a lack of self-discipline?
From Science Daily
The self-discipline needed to practice one’s faith — to observe, let’s say, Lent — is the same one required when adjusting mere centimeters on a pattern.
From Los Angeles Times
She had enormous self-discipline, and I think that’s best transmitted by example.
From Los Angeles Times
He’d watch his friends tackle daily tasks with aplomb and grow baffled by their ability to self-discipline.
From Los Angeles Times
It proposed more self-discipline and checks on misbehavior; national service for young people, wider participation in jury duty and military service; and an emphasis on orderly conduct enforced by the police.
From New York Times
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