self-restraint
[self-ri-streynt, self-]
- restraint imposed on one by oneself; self-control.
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Origin of self-restraint
First recorded in 1765–75
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Examples from the Web for self-restraint
Contemporary Examples
Perhaps he had congratulated himself for his self-restraint in avoiding real adultery, real manipulation of women.
This practice of self-restraint, called jishuku in Japanese, has become quite commonplace here in recent days.
Historical Examples
In no duty towards others is there more need of reticence and self-restraint.
The RepublicPlato
Only by the exercise of a self-restraint which at first seems brutal can life be endured there.
Murder PointConingsby Dawson
And yet I could not help wondering at his natural temperance and self-restraint and manliness.
SymposiumPlato
Mary was proud of him, proud of his courage and self-restraint.
Mary-'GustaJoseph C. Lincoln
Courage, then, and self-restraint; and thus we shall foil their aims.
The Strolling SaintRaphael Sabatini
self-restraint
- restraint imposed by oneself on one's own feelings, desires, etc
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