Quotes About Temperance

Temperance is the wisdom to know that not every constructive job requires a hammer.

A wise man will desire no more than what he may get justly, use soberly, distribute cheerfully, and leave contently.

Moderation in all things.

Hurry ruins saints as well as artists.

Were we more careful to obey the part of the word of wisdom that deals with the "do's" it might be easier to obey the "don'ts"

To not say all that can be said is the secret of discipline and economy.

It is not wise to be wiser than is necessary. [Fr., Ce n'est pas etre sage D'etre plus sage qu'il ne le faut.]

Virtue consists in avoiding vice, and is the highest wisdom. [Lat., Virtus est vitium fugere, et sapientia prima.]

Nothing can shake him, no temptation or anything.

What is meant, therefore, by this mortification? Holding the rein firmly while guiding the body and the organs; not letting them do anything they like, but keeping them both under proper control.

Let the mind be cheerful but calm. Never let it run into excesses, because every excess will be followed by a reaction.

The Good Life is not the life of reason alone, but that of the dominance of reason over the spirited energies and the bodily appetites.

He had a certain frankness and generosity, qualities indeed which turn to a man's ruin, unless tempered with discretion.

I'm confused by the idea that you shouldn't go into a pub and do anything that might be bad for you,

The key to life," he told me once, "is to avoid the highs and the lows. It's the peaks and valleys that mess you up.

Guárdate de la ira del hombre bueno, pues es como el rayo que puede destruir una ciudad». Sin embargo, dejémosle que viva. Lo necesitamos como máscara.

You should teach that a soft answer turns away wrath.

I don't have a need for speed. I'm not that guy.

Avoid extremes: be moderate In saving and in spending; An equable and easy gait Will win an easy ending.

You have to deal with your emotions and not spike too much on the graph - not get too elated with the highs or too down with the lows.

The spirit of moderation should also be the spirit of the lawgiver.

I don't like to make a big splash anyway.

Many words are not proof of the wise man, because the sage only talk when it's needed, and the words are measured and corresponding with the need.

A man can take a little bourbon without getting drunk, but if you hold his mouth open and pour in a quart, he's going to get sick on it.