self-discipline

The definition of self-discipline is the ability to regulate one’s conduct by principle and sound judgment, rather than by impulse, desire, or social custom.

Do You Know Who I Am? Angela Thomas 2010

Abolitionists continued the movement of the Founding Fathers to replace external controls over the people with strict self-discipline.

A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010

The problem with the discipline of the gallows, the lash, and the sword, according to these revolutionaries, was that it was far less effective than individual self-discipline in keeping social order.

A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010

Disease, rape, beatings, murder, and riots were so common that reformers in the nineteenth century developed a new kind of correctional system that reflected the American ideal of self-discipline and was in many ways more severe than the original dungeons.

A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010

They faced what the historian Daniel Horowitz calls “the dilemma materialism posed to the values of hard work, saving, and self-discipline.”

A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010

These classes give students confidence, a record of achievement, and self-discipline that helps with academic work.

Maureen Costello: The Secret to Making Schools Great Maureen Costello 2011

These classes give students confidence, a record of achievement, and self-discipline that helps with academic work.

Maureen Costello: The Secret to Making Schools Great Maureen Costello 2011

I used to think that Barack Obama might match Washington and Lincoln in having the sort of self-discipline that keeps vanity in check.

Presidential vanities 2009

It asked him to rate the candidate on “interest in math,” “self-discipline” and “problem-solving skills.”

America's best high school soft on math? 2011

They self-discipline because they made up the rules, he said.

Youths get taste of culinary world Akeya Dickson 2011