Quotes About Temperance

Modesty is not one of my virtues.

The way a man handles himself in his anger may define his nobility.

What can you do to "cool off"? Take a deep breath and say a little prayer. Ask God to cool your temper and simply show you what to do next—like mop up the milk, pick up the pencil again, and wipe your face. Learning to let God help you keep your cool during the little stuff makes it easier to keep your cool when the big things come around.

Lord, when little things—and big things—make me want to lose my temper, help me not to sweat it. Remind me to ask You what to do instead.

But we don't have to react. That's what I'm saying. A police force, like a government, should be above that. Just because we're provoked doesn't mean we have to act. -- Still Life

Keep to moderation, keep the end in view, follow nature.

The deferring of anger is the best antidote to anger.

It is the sign of a great mind to dislike greatness, and to prefer things in measure to things in excess.

No evil propensity of the human heart is so powerful that it may not be subdued by discipline.

something has been said for sobriety but very little.

The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing in the right place, but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

Tame your tongue. If you sometimes overreact emotionally, a first step to improvement is to stop yourself from saying things you shouldn't. The next time you want to lash out, hold your tongue for five minutes, and give yourself a chance to cool down and look at things more rationally. Use this strategy repeatedly and you will find yourself in better command of your emotions.

in those days I didn't drink, smoke, swear, or speak Italian.

Dont befriend angry people or associate with hot-tempered people, or you will learn to be like them and endanger your soul.

Let bravery be thy choice, but not bravado.

Even private persons in due season, with discretion and temper, may reprove others, whom they observe to commit sin, or follow bad courses, out of charitable design, and with hope to reclaim them.

The one who has no control over his desires has no control over his mind.

Good means not [merely] not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.

The discipline of desire is the background of character.

What I desire most of you, my son, is never to gamble or swear. These are baneful vices.

Prohibitions create the desire they were intended to cure.

Temperance is a disposition that restrains our desires for things which it is base to desire.

Let your desires be ruled by reason.

One who rushes madly after inordinate desire, runs the risk of encountering destruction and death.