Quotes About Temperance

Fremenler eskilerin 'spannungsbogen' dediÄŸi bir nitelikte kusursuzlaÅŸm??t?... yani arzulad?klar? bir ÅŸeyi elde etmeye çal??madan önce sabredebiliyorlard?.

The Fremen were supreme in that quality the ancients called "spannungsbogen"—which is the self-imposed delay between desire for a thing and the act of reaching out to grasp that thing.

But wisdom tempers love, doesn't it? And it puts a new shape on hate. How

A wise man, once he is past fifty, does not befuddle his senses with strong drink, nor make violent love in the cool spring night, nor dance on his hands.

There art two cardinal sins from which all others spring: Impatience and Laziness.

There are two cardinal human sins from which all others derive: impatience and indolence.

Reacting in anger or annoyance will not advance one's ability to persuade.

You must have the willpower to avoid what is bad. It's simple: If you indulge, you will develop a bulge.

When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less.

Steve Nash, Grant Hill, they were always preaching whether you win or lose. You have to keep an even keel, keep a level head.

My boy, one small breeze doesn't make a wind storm.

Thanks be to God. Since my leaving the drinking of wine, I do find myself much better, and do mind my business better, and do spend less money, and less time lost in idle company.

I don't drink occasionally. I don't drink on the holidays. I don't drink alcohol, period. Not wine, not nothing.

A good glass of red wine or maybe a little bit too much every now and then is just fine. Heavy boozing, not so much, because you don't recover enough from it.

If I go out to dinner with you and you order wine, I leave. I won't be around drugs and alcohol at all.

I never drank except a couple sips of wine at Thanksgiving.

It's all about everything in moderation. If I want a glass of wine I'm going to have it, or some chocolate - sure why not!

I do everything in moderation and count everything... that includes my wine.

I'm not no 'drink wine every day' kind of dude.

I'm never drunk. I do drink but never more than a glass or two of wine a day if that.

I don't drink at all. If I'm out I'll have the occasional sip of wine just to be sociable.

I'm a big believer in not getting too high when you are winning and not getting too low when things aren't going well.

Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

You have to be aware of your own shortcomings. The main thing I try not to do is lose my temper. Doing live interviews on television, you learn not to say the first thing that comes into your head.