Quotes about Temperance

Patience is the ability to wait and calmly preserve. We all grow impatient, but some people have more trouble waiting than others do. We tend to forget that all good things take time.

Blot out vain pomp; check impulse; quench appetite; keep reason under its own control.

There is a difference between eating and drinking for strength and from mere gluttony.

Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody.

Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.

It is better to think of church in the ale-house than to think of the ale-house in church.

Where the happy medium cannot be attained, it is better and safer to fall short on this side than on that; that is, too much mercy is better than too much punishment. One can withdraw and reduce too much mercy; but punishment cannot be taken back, especially where it touches body, life, or limb.

Therefore conquering pride, restraining riotous living, crucifying the flesh, these are great beyond all the power of men.

O Lord, breathe on me till I am one with Thee in the temper of my mind and heart and disposition, unto Thee do I turn. How completely again I realise my lostness without Thee.

Lead with your ears, follow up with your tongue, and let anger straggle along in the rear. (James 1:19)

Self-control is a fruit of his work.

he is to abstain from wine and strong drink. He must not drink vinegar made from wine or strong drink, and he must not drink any grape juice or eat fresh grapes or raisins.