Quotes About Temperance

Never have too good a time

I would never slam my iPhone, and I never punched a metal door frame for any time.

Will I still get a slice of pizza? Will I drink a beer or two? Absolutely. You still have to live, but I try to do things in moderation.

All anger is not sinful, because some degree of it, and on some occasions, is inevitable. But it becomes sinful and contradicts the rule of Scripture when it is conceived upon slight and inadequate provocation, and when it continues long.

Beard's secret is always to be slightly on the edge but to pull back from disaster at the last minute.

But I've never been the type to be sloppy drunk in public.

When you're young, you want to live fast, but you definitely don't want to die young. At the same time, you want to do things in slow, progressive manner that will benefit you in the future. Don't jump into things.

I was raised that way: don't get mad, get smart.

Of course I get angry, but I want to use my brain a little bit and not just smash things.

I never had a drink in my life. I don't smoke or anything.

I don't smoke. I don't drink. I don't do nothing, bro.

I don't smoke and I don't drink alcohol.

I don't drink, I don't smoke and I don't party.

I don't drink. Don't smoke.

Experience has further taught me this, that we ruin ourselves by impatience.

templanza es representada con toda regularidad entre las cualidades que pertenecen —o por lo menos deberían pertenecer— no a cualquiera, sino en forma privilegiada a aquellos que tienen rango, posición y responsabilidad en la ciudad.

The commodiousness of money is indeed great; but there are some advantages which money cannot buy, and which therefore no wise man will by the love of money be tempted to forego.

I don't have any interest in going out to clubs. I love people, and I love socializing, I just don't have any interest in being drunk.

Moderation, honey, in all things but love and chocolate. That's my motto.

Most pleasures are best as a seasoning, not the main course. p. 374

I always say there's nothing wrong with a bit of vice as long as it's not taken to the extreme. Give me someone with a touch of vice over someone with an excess of sanctimonious hypocrisy any day.

Cab Mulcahy was a patient man, especially for a managing editor. He had been in newspapers his entire adult life and almost nothing could provoke him. Whenever the worst kind of madness gripped the newsroom, Mulcahy would emerge to take charge, instantly imposing a rational and temperate mood.

Occasionally he would very nearly swear.

He didn't administer a reign of terror, just the occasional light shower.