Quotes About Temperance

No soy paciente por naturaleza, pero tras cuarenta años esforzándome estoy aprendiendo a no dejar que la ira se lleve lo mejor de mí.

I've learned to check the hasty words that rise to my lips, and when I feel that they mean to break out against my will, I just go away for a minute, and give myself a little shake for being so weak and wicked

He did not boast. I have never heard him boast.

Many employees said he never lost his temper, raised his voice, uttered a profane or slang word, or acted discourteously.

For he was drinking too much. Not uncontrollably nor offensively, but still he seldom seemed to have a glass out of his hand.

It did a man no harm to get drunk now and then, but only now and then.

I don't think I have ever been out of control.

It takes more strength of character to withstand good fortune than bad.

Temperance is reason's girdle and passion's bridle, the strength of the soul and the foundation of virtue.

Thirteen virtues necessary for true success: temperance, silence, order, resolution, frugality, industry, sincerity, justice, moderation, cleanliness, tranquility, chastity, and humility.

The twin killers of success are impatience and greed.

Patience is a key element of success.

If we say a little it is easy to add, but having said too much it is hard to withdraw and never can it be done so quickly as to hinder the harm of our success.

Vain indeed is all overweening pride in the conquest even of the entire universe if one has not conquered one's own passions.

In success be moderate.

ABSTAINER, n. A weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure.

Abstemio, s. Persona de carácter débil, que cede a la tentación de negarse un placer. Abstemio total es el que se abstiene de todo, menos de la abstención; en especial, se abstiene de no meterse en los asuntos ajenos.

It's a rare man who's made better by a bit of power.

You keep your guard too low, I am afraid. You are full of passion, but passion without discipline is no more than a child's tantrum.

Fighting every fight you're offered doesn't make you a big man, it makes you a fool.

Ever think maybe you drink too much?" asked Wonderful. Clover smacked his lips. "Too much would, by definition, be too much. I find however much I drink is just the right amount.

Kings needs cool tempers.

It can be a fearsome weapon, patience. One that few men ever learn to use. A

Patience is the chief of virtues," his father used to say, and "you won't cross the mountains in a day." Time might be against them, but there was nothing to be gained by rushing. You have to be realistic about these things.