Quotes about Temperance

Years of happiness can be lost in the foolish gratification of a momentary desire for pleasure.

For the preservation of chastity, an empty and rumbling stomach and fevered lungs are indispensable.

A holy man will follow after meekness, longsuffering, gentleness, patience, kind tempers, government of his tongue. He will bear much, forbear much, overlook much and be slow to talk of standing on his rights. We see a bright example of this in the behaviour of David when Shimei cursed him, and of Moses when Aaron and Miriam spake against him (2 Samuel 16: 10; Numbers 12: 3).

holy man will follow after temperance and self-denial. He will labour to mortify the desires of his body, to crucify his flesh with his affections and lusts, to curb his passions, to restrain his

The curtailing of one's desires is the beginning of wisdom; their entire mastery its consumption.

Eating in excess is a sin.

If you would rise, shun luxury, for luxury lowers and degrades.

Its avowed purpose is to excite sexual desire, which, I should have thought, is unnecessary in the case of the young, inconvenient in the case of the middle aged, and unseemly in the old.

Only add Deeds to thy knowledge answerable; add faith; Add virtue, patience, temperance; add love, By name to come called charity, the soul Of all the rest: then wilt thou not be loath To leave this Paradise; but shalt possess A paradise within thee, happier far.

I plead with you to control your tempers, to put a smile upon your faces, which will erase anger; speak out with words of love and peace, appreciation, and respect. If you will do this, your lives will be without regret. Your marriages and family relationships will be preserved. You will be much happier. You will do greater good. You will feel a sense of peace that will be wonderful.

I have always claimed America didn't want a drink as bad as they wanted the right to take a drink if they did happen to want one.

He must avoid quarrelling as he would avoid drinking a deadly poison.