The gigantic intellect, the envious temper, the ravenous ambition and the rotten heart of Daniel Webster. — John Quincy Adams Copy Share Image
“that girl has a temper. a very bad temper." "and you don't?" richard asked. "not like hers.” — Terry Goodkind Copy Share Image
“Passion is wholehearted devotion; it is fervor and agony; it is temper and zeal.” — Rebecca Ross Copy Share Image
“Control your temper. Remember, you can measure the size of a person by what makes him or her angry.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If a man does not control his temper, it is a sad admission that he is not in control of his thoughts. — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
The Russian leaders are keen judges of human psychology, and as such they are highly conscious that loss of temper and of… — George F. Kennan Copy Share Image
Nothing leads more directly to the breach of charity, and to the injury and molestation of our fellow-creatures, than the indulgence of… — Hugh Blair Copy Share Image
I recognize that I have a problem with my temper. For those times it has ever caused me to do anything that… — Bobby Knight Copy Share Image
Faith comes in different tempers: there's the hard, brittle faith that shatters when it meets an obstacle it can't cut through, and… — K.J. Parker Copy Share Image
Truth takes the stamp of the souls it enters. It is rigorous and rough in arid souls, but tempers and softens itself… — Joseph Joubert Copy Share Image
Successful investors must temper the arrogance of taking a stand with a large dose of humility, accepting that despite their efforts and… — Seth Klarman Copy Share Image
“I was very sorry that i had been in a temper --- but I was sorry because it was foolish and undignified,… — L.M. Montgomery Copy Share Image
Man seems to be capable of great virtues but not of small virtues; capable of defying his torturer but not of keeping… — Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
Football is a grand game for developing a lad physically and also morally, for he learns to play with good temper and… — Robert Baden-Powell Copy Share Image
The relative freedom which we enjoy depends of public opinion. The law is no protection. Governments make laws, but whether they are… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
“there was less of the peevish temper of a child which frets and teases on purpose to be soothed, and more of… — Emily Bronte Copy Share Image
So in regard to mental qualities, their transmission is manifest in our dogs, horses and other domestic animals. Besides special tastes and… — Charles Darwin Copy Share Image
Without modesty, woman is devoid of beauty and culture. Humility, purity of thought and manners, meekness, surrender to high ideals, sensitivity, sweetness… — Sathya Sai Baba Copy Share Image
“There are five dangerous faults which may affect a general: (1) Recklessness, which leads to destruction; (2) cowardice, which leads to capture;… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Moral philosophy is nothing else but the science of what is good, and evil, in the conversation, and society of mankind. Good,… — Thomas Hobbes Copy Share Image
Nothing can temper the spirit of a warrior as much as the challenge of dealing with impossible people in positions of power.… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
It takes me a long time to lose my temper, but once lost I could not find it with a dog. — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
A perverse temper and fretful disposition will make any state of life whatsoever unhappy. — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
“The sin of quick anger is an idol of the heart that is not dying to our own rights.” — Ron Pearce Copy Share Image
The rage that had expolded inside me diffused. I didn't know where it had come from. I had a short temper and… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
It is difficult to keep quiet when everything is being done wrong, but the less you lose your temper the greater your… — T. E. Lawrence Copy Share Image
Those who love music are gentle and honest in their tempers. I always loved music, and would not, for a great matter,… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
The good renounce everything. The pure don't babble about sensual desires. Whether touched by pleasure or pain, the wise show no change… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
I use vulgar language in my writing. Or for people I don't like, but I have never had an outburst of anger… — Khushwant Singh Copy Share Image
'Tis the temper of the hot and superstitious part of mankind in matters of religion ever to be fond of mysteries, and… — Isaac Newton Copy Share Image
“A man who called everyone a damn fool is like a man who damns the weather. He only shows that he is… — Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr Copy Share Image
When you develop the ability to listen to anything without losing your temper or self-confidence, it means you have become EDUCATED. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If you wish to obtain a great name or to found an establishment, be completely mad; but be sure that your madness… — Voltaire Copy Share Image
There was a piece of ornamental water immediately below the parapet, on the other side, into which Mr. James Harthouse had a… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
My favorite literary heroine is Jo March. It is hard to overstate what she meant to a small, plain girl called Jo,… — J. K. Rowling Copy Share Image
I'm not the easiest person in the world to be partners with. I'm never home. I'm constantly running around the world. I… — Jake Shears Copy Share Image