The trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior.
1Still his bravery and self-command prevented anything in the nature of murmuring.
2Clear eyesight and self-command are in some degree impaired by it always.
3He was too accustomed to self-command to forget himself in this presence.
4He gripped the arms of the chair fiercely, trying to gain self-command.
5His self-command is the most admirable worldly thing I have ever seen.
6Ann remained silent, giving him time in which to recover his self-command.
7It was nearly a minute before Vincenza recovered his self-command and resumed.
8Mrs. Ormonde met the searching eyes, and compassion helped her to self-command.
9Spiritual character is merely the product of anxious work, self-command, and self-denial.
10Still he could not speak, pacing the cabin to recover his self-command.
11The other day, when I saw you again, I lost my self-command.
12This ruin Lady Byron prevented by her utter silence and great self-command.
13His self-command carried him through bravely, but it only just lasted out.
14The duc de Richelieu, with greater self-command, extricated him from his difficulty.
15Beratinsky was angry and confused, but did not quite lose his self-command.
16She exerted her self-command and turned at last to look at Tommy.
Translations for self-command