self command (selfkomand)

That equanimity which enables one in any situation to be reasonable and prudent, and to do what the circumstances require; self-control. The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century dictionary Suffering had matured his [Frederic's] understanding, while it had hardened his heart and soured his temper. He had learnt self - command and di imulation: he affected to conform to some of his father's views. Macaulay, Frederic the Great. self-complacency (self-kom-plā'sen-si), n. The state of being self-complacent; satisfaction with one's self, or with one's own opinions or conduct. What is expre ed more particularly by Self - compla cency is the act of taking pleasure in the contemplation of one's own merits, excellences, productions, and various connexions. 5476