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samoobvladovanje

self-restraint no pl

samokontrola

self-restraint no pl

self-restraint no pl

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The more someone is told that they have a high capacity for self-restraint, the more they believe it and display higher levels of impulse control. en.wikipedia.org

They demonstrated the power and potency of the system, and they also revealed the self-restraint exercised by the system. en.wikipedia.org

Leading newspapers impose self-restraint when criticizing the emir. en.wikipedia.org

Cooperative breeding requires repression of helpers' reproduction, by pheromones emitted by a breeder, by coercion, or by self-restraint. en.wikipedia.org

This (permission) is for those among you who fear sin; but it is better for you that ye practice self-restraint. en.wikipedia.org

Fasting is prescribed onto you as it was prescribed onto those before you, that perhaps ye may (learn) self-restraint. en.wikipedia.org

Morality proper, i.e., self-restraint, can only develop through careful education in a civil state. en.wikipedia.org

Having moderation entails limiting intake of fat, sugar, and salt without total self-restraint. en.wikipedia.org

They practice truth, self-restraint and good deeds; their comings and goings are ended. en.wikipedia.org

However, through the excessive self-restraint of celibacy this vital energy can be unleashed with devastating effect. en.wikipedia.org

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