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Too many have no idea of the subjection of their temper to the influence of religion, and yet what is changed, if the temper is not? If a man is as passionate, malicious, resentful, sullen, moody, or morose after his conversion as before it, what is he converted from or to? (Quote by - John Angell James)

A fretful temper will divide the closest knot that may be tied, by ceaseless sharp corrosion; a temper passionate and fierce may suddenly your joys disperse at one immense explosion. (Quote by - William Cowper)

I don't think it's going to temper earnings that much. But it isn't going to be a positive, that's for sure. (Quote by - Chuck Hill)

Our intermediate-term 'strong buy' rating for Intel stands -- first-quarter PC inventory rebuild should temper seasonal weakness. (Quote by - Merrill Lynch)

We are excited about the earnings growth achieved in the first half of the year, but temper our enthusiasm for the second half purely because we face strong comparisons resulting from last year's solid performance. (Quote by - David Glass)

A temperate Diet frees from Diseases; such are seldom ill, but if they are surprised with Sickness, they bear it better, and recover sooner; for most Distempers have their Original from Repletion. (Quote by - Benjamin Franklin)

Being good is just a matter of temperament in the end. (Quote by - Iris Murdoch)

I am in that temper that if I were under water I would scarcely kick to come to the top. (Quote by - John Keats)

Finish each day before you begin the next, and interpose a solid wall of sleep between the two. This you cannot do without temperance. (Quote by - Ralph Waldo Emerson)

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. (Quote by - Eleanor Roosevelt)

It kills me to lose. If I'm a troublemaker, and I don't think that my temper makes me one, then it's because I can't stand losing. That's the way I am about winning, all I ever wanted to do was finish first. (Quote by - Jackie Robinson)

I was quite the spoiled brat. I have quite a temper, obviously inherited from my father, and I became very good at ordering everyone around. I was the princess; the staff were absolutely terrified of me. (Quote by - Lisa Marie Presley)

Nonviolence is about speaking the whole complicated truth, the truth of our rage, the truth of our longing, the truth of our tears and our laughter, the truth of our smallest fears and our grandest dreams. (Quote by - Pam McAllister)

When superstition is allowed to perform the task of old age in dulling the human temperament, we can say goodbye to all excellence in poetry, in painting, and in music. (Quote by - Denis Diderot)

He is happy whom circumstances suit his temper; but he Is more excellent who suits his temper to any circumstance. (Quote by - David Hume)

If you do not wish to be prone to anger, do not feed the habit; give it nothing which may tend to its increase. (Quote by - Epictetus Quote)

It's just tough for him to temper that because that's his nature. He's a fireplug, just a fight type of guy. At quarterback, you can't always do that when things go bad. You can tell it on the field he still shows emotion. (Quote by - Jim Chaney)

A theory must be tempered with reality. (Quote by - Jawaharlal Nehru)

I'll make them live as brothers should with brother, And keep them in good-humor with each other. (Quote by - Charles Churchill)

Some people, however long their experience or strong their intellect, are temperamentally incapable of reaching firm decisions. (Quote by - James Callaghan)

Religion is a temper, not a pursuit. (Quote by - Harriet Martineau)

Idleness among children, as among men, is the root of all evil, and leads to no other evil more certain than ill temper. (Quote by - Hannah More)

I think there's a lot of similarities, but John manages his temper a lot better. (Quote by - Adam Pine)

As a girl my temper often got out of bounds. But one day when I became angry at a friend over some trivial matter, my mother said to me, "Elizabeth, anyone who angers you conquers you." (Quote by - Elizabeth Kenny)

The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune. (Quote by - Francois De La Rochefoucauld)

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