Quotes about Temperance

It is not really a small thing when in small things we resist self.

This is great wisdom, not to be hasty in action, or stubborn in our own opinions.

Moreover, virtue is not concerned with the amount of pleasure experienced by the external sense, as this depends on the disposition of the body; what matters is how much the interior appetite is affected by that pleasure.

Temperance is simply a disposition of the mind which binds the passion.

Temperance is simply a disposition of the mind which set bounds to the passions

Temperance is simply a disposition of the mind which sets bounds to the passions

Judiciously show a cat, milk, if you wish her to thirst for it. Judiciously show a dog his natural prey, if you wish him to bring it down one day.

Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.

When angry, count ten before you speak; if very angry, a hundred.

Lusts within are worse than lions without.

They are not easily irritated or annoyed. Some people seem to be able to rise above their irritations and they are fun to be with because they are poised and even-tempered. They seem to live on an upper level emotionally and are not easily riled up. They keep in a good humor and spirit.

When I am tempted to criticize I will bite on my tongue; when I am moved to praise I will shout from the roofs. Is