Temperance Quotes · Page 4

Knowest thou not the beauty of thine own face? Quit this temper that leads thee to war with thyself.

— Rumi

Well observe The rule of Not too much, by temperance taught In what thou eat'st and drink'st.

— John Milton

Temperance is a tree which as for its root very little contentment, and for its fruit calm and peace.

— Gautama Buddha

The brain may devise laws for the blood, but a hot temper leaps o'er a cold decree.

— William Shakespeare

A good cook is a certain slow poisoner, if you are not temperate.

— Voltaire

I'm not pretending I'm not a nice guy. I'm not pretending I don't have a temper.

— James Moore

Health, longevity, beauty, are other names for personal purity; and temperance is the regimen for all.

— Amos Bronson Alcott

“The virtue of prosperity is temperance, the virtue of adversity is fortitude.”

— Francis Bacon

Taste every fruit of every tree in the garden at least once. It is an insult to creation not to experience it…

— Stephen Fry

It is little the sign of a wise or good man, to suffer temperance to be transgressed in order to purchase the…

— Francis Atterbury

If you lose your temper, your sound sleep will go, and you will have to use a tranquilizer or sleeping pills? Then…

— Dalai Lama

He who wishes to put on the yellow dress without having cleansed himself from sin, who disregards temperance and truth, is unworthy…

— Max Muller

Men live best on moderate means: Nature has dispensed to all men wherewithal to be happy, if mankind did but understand how…

— Claudius Claudianus

The gospel chargeth us with piety towards God, and justice and charity to men, and temperance and chastity in reference to ourselves.

— John Tillotson

Call'd to the temple of impure delight He that abstains, and he alone, does right. If a wish wander that way, call…

— William Cowper

Moderation resembles temperance. We are not so unwilling to eat more, as afraid of doing ourselves harm by it.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Every human soul has seen, perhaps before their birth pure forms such as justice, temperance, beauty and all the great moral qualities…

— Iris Murdoch

There are no better cosmetics than a severe temperance and purity, modesty and humility, a gracious temper and calmness of spirit; and…

— Arthur Helps

“God, save me from temperance," Tilly said. "You haven't seen a party till you get a group of Anglicans and Catholics trying…

— James S.A. Corey

I believe that water is the only drink for a wise man: wine is not so noble a liquor; and think of…

— Henry David Thoreau

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— David A. Clarke, Jr

Every soul, the philosopher says, is involuntarily deprived of truth; consequently in the same way it is deprived of justice and temperance…

— Marcus Aurelius

“But I have none: the king-becoming graces, As justice, verity, temperance, stableness, Bounty, perseverance, mercy, lowliness, Devotion, patience, courage, fortitude, I have…

— William Shakespeare

Ultimately the success of any nonproliferation strategy requires a universal standard. Washington's "Do as I say, not as I do" approach lacks…

— David Cortright

Ask God for temp'rance. That's th' appliance only Which your disease requires.

— William Shakespeare

The ingredients of health and long life, are great temperance, open air, easy labor, and little care.

— Philip Sidney

Righteous indignation: your own wrath as opposed to the shocking bad temper of others

— Elbert Hubbard

“Though you can guess what temperance should be, You know not what it is”

— William Shakespeare

Intemperance is the plaque of sensuality, and temperance is not its bane but its seasoning.

— Michel de Montaigne

“Fear the soldier who stammers, for he is very fast at pulling the triger.”

— Michael Bassey Johnson

Make less thy body hence, and more thy grace. Leave gormandizing.

— William Shakespeare

The ethos of redemption is realied in self-mastery, by means of temperance, that is, continence of desires.

— Pope John Paul II

Temperance to be a virtue must be free, and not forced.

— C. A. Bartol

Every moderate drinker could abandon the intoxicating cup if he would; every inebriate would if he could.

— John Bartholomew Gough

Who can be wise, amazed, temperate and furious, Loyal and neutral, in a moment? No man.

— William Shakespeare

Temperance gives nature her full play, and enables her to exert herself in all her force and vigor.

— Joseph Addison

If temperance prevails, then education can prevail; if temperance fails, then education must fail.

— Horace Mann

Joy, temperance, and repose, slam the door on the doctor's nose.

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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

— Jeremy Taylor

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

— Wes Fesler