Quotes About Temperance

Patience is moral elasticity.

A handful of patience is worth a bushel of brains

Who can be patient in extremes?

Set not thyself to attain much rest, but much patience.

Patience is a virtue. (Tee) Excuse me, pot, could you not pick on the kettle? (Joe)

deferring gratification is a good definition of being civilized.

Whatever you're doing, you must have patience.

Get to part B, Daniel. Think fast. Patience is a virtue, and you know how Cam feels about those.

Patience is a virtue, and Americans have it in short supply.

Patience is sottish, and impatience does become a dog that's mad.

So much saintlike patience cannot be good for anyone.

A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.

Spiritual maturity testifies of one's level of patience

Patience is the inclination to control the racing mind, which wants to jump ahead.

A lot of impulsive mistakes are made by people who simply aren't willing to stay bored a little longer.

Real patience is not the same as waiting impatiently for something for a long time. Patience is having patience with patience.

When you are Patient you can be Practical and rationale

Patience is the support of weakness impatience the ruin of strength.

Passion is power, And, kindly tempered, saves. All things declare Struggle hath deeper peace than sleep can bring.

If all the world Should in a pet of temp'rance, feed on pulse, Drink the clear stream, and nothing wear but frieze, Th' All-giver would be unthank'd, would be unprais'd.

We have had enough, once and for all, of Hedonism--the gloomy philosophy which says that Pleasure is the only good.

Philosophy is an elegant thing, if anyone modestly meddles with it; but if they are conversant with it more than is becoming, it corrupts them.

In everything, it is no easy task to find the middle.

Philosophy is good advice, and no one gives good advice at the top of his lungs.