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It is the explicit record of a man's physical self-conquest, literally step by step, which is in turn the measure of his inner toughening, adjustment and growth.

From Time Magazine Archive

You correctly quoted the principle of Buddha's philosophy of life as self-conquest.

From Time Magazine Archive

And the direct experience of God is still available to any man capable of enough suffering, renunciation and self-conquest.

From Time Magazine Archive

This self-conquest was not accomplished, however, without a sacrifice of temper, for after a pause, he observed: “There is no accounting for a woman’s taste!”

From The Strollers by Fisher, Harrison

They tell of pride and selfishness, of tyranny and wasted power, of self-reliance and courage, of ambition and self-conquest, of patience and manliness.

From Historic Boys Their Endeavours, Their Achievements, and Their Times by Brooks, Elbridge Streeter