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A lady of what is commonly called an uncertain temper -- a phrase which being interpreted signifies a temper tolerably certain to make everybody more or less uncomfortable. (Quote by - Charles Dickens)

Abstinence is easier than temperance (Quote by - Seneca)

These guys grew up hitting it hard and wanting to hit it hard. You can always learn to temper it. It's hard to go the other way, learning to hit it straight first. (Quote by - Brian Craig)

O! Let me not be mad, not mad, sweet heaven; keep me in temper; I would not be mad! (Quote by - William Shakespeare)

Once a person is appointed, they are basically independent. If you're president, you want someone who would temper their criticism of you. (Quote by - Drew Matus)

Take care; you know I am compliance itself, when I am not thwarted! No one more easily led, when I have my own way; but don't put me in a frenzy. (Quote by - Richard Brinsley Sheridan)

With "gentleness" in his own character, "comfort" in his house, and "good temper" in his wife, the earthly felicity of man is complete. (Quote by - Old German Saying)

Knowest thou not the beauty of thine own face? Quit this temper that leads thee to war with thyself. (Quote by - Jalal ad-Din Rumi)

The difficult part of good temper consists in forbearance, and accommodation to the ill-humors of others. (Quote by - William Empson (1))

Who can be wise, amazed, temperate and furious, (Quote by - No man.)

Argumentative, screaming and yelling, temper tantrums, anxiety attacks, the works. (Quote by - Ron Furman)

Earnestness is enthusiasm tempered by reason. (Quote by - Blaise Pascal)

Each victim of suicide gives his act a personal stamp which expresses his temperament, the special conditions in which he is involved, and which, consequently, cannot be explained by the social and general causes of the phenomenon. (Quote by - Emile Durkheim)

It was a hot-tempered day by the defense. Real hot-tempered. (Quote by - Cecil Sapp)

One should not lose one's temper unless one is certain of getting more and more angry to the end. (Quote by - William Butler Yeats)

Better to live in a desert than with a quarrelsome and ill-tempered wife (Quote by - Bible)

Keep high aspirations, moderate expectations, and small needs. (Quote by - H. Stern Quote)

I knew he had a short temper, but I never thought he would take something that far. He could have come to me for help. He didn't even tell me anything. (Quote by - George Cline)

Temperance is a tree which as for its root very little contentment, and for its fruit calm and peace. (Quote by - Buddha)

Nothing does reason more right, than the coolness of those that offer it: For Truth often suffers more by the heat of its defenders, than from the arguments of its opposers. (Quote by - William Penn)

Nonvoting is a fruitless temper tantrum. (Quote by - Bruce Wright)

We have not seen any glimpse of his legendary, hair- trigger temper or the arrogance that personified his conduct at Enron. (Quote by - Robert Mintz)

There are only two people who can tell you the truth about yourself - an enemy who has lost his temper and a friend who loves you dearly. (Quote by - Antisthenes)

His escapades with his temper didn't fit the district. The normal man on the street was embarrassed. (Quote by - John Dadian)

Style is the hallmark of a temperament stamped on the material in hand. (Quote by - Andre Maurois)

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