“Who can be wise, amazed, temp'rate, and furious, Loyal and neutral, in a moment? No man.” — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
Solvency is entirely a matter of temperament and not of income. — Logan Pearsall Smith Copy Share Image
He who gets the better of an irascible temperament conquers his worst enemy. — Publilius Syrus Copy Share Image
Early on in my career I had a lot of bad press about my temperament, but I was only a young lad… — Wayne Rooney Copy Share Image
“The skull, followed by the temperament: the two hardest parts of the body.” — J.M. Coetzee Copy Share Image
I'm not a violent person, never was, but I have this temperament that I've always displayed. I guess it has to do… — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
Astronomy is not the apex of science or of invention. But it is a test of the cast of temperament and mind… — Jacob Bronowski Copy Share Image
With a painter's temperament, all that's needed are the means of expression sufficient to be intelligible to the wide public. — Paul Cezanne Copy Share Image
One cannot be avenged for every wrong; according to the occasion, everyone who knows how, must use temperance. — Geoffrey Chaucer Copy Share Image
Donald Trump's temperament and character is precisely what you would hate to see in your children, much less your president. — David Remnick Copy Share Image
I don't cancel because of temperament. I have had seven major surgeries in my life. I have had tumors. I have had… — Montserrat Caballe Copy Share Image
Hillary's [Clinton] been doing a good job of portraying [Donald] Trump as unqualified, not the right temperament. — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
No man can have a 'yellow streak' and last. He must pay much attention to his nerves or temperament. He must hide… — Christy Mathewson Copy Share Image
We should cultivate the optimistic temperament, and endeavour to see the good that dwells in everything. If we sit down and lament… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
Holiness is not reserved for a small number of exceptional persons. It is for everyone. It is the Lord who brings us… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
No two people see the world exactly alike, and different temperaments will often apply the same principle, recognized by both, differently. Even… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
Children are just different from one another, especially in temperament. Some are shy, others bold; some active, others quiet; some confident, others… — Sandra Scarr Copy Share Image
In the state of nature, wrong-doing is impossible; or, if anyone does wrong, it is to himself, not to another. For no… — Baruch Spinoza Copy Share Image
statutory regulations, legislative enactments, constitutional provisions, are invasive. They never yet induced man to do anything he could and would not do… — Emma Goldman Copy Share Image
Citizens, regardless of their political inclinations, carry a devout sense of their shared culture and its temperament - and, having contributed to… — Michael Leunig Copy Share Image
Pain is a sensation produced by something contrary to the course of nature and this sensation is set up by one of… — Avicenna Copy Share Image
The conduct of men depends upon the temperament, not upon a bunch of musty maxims. — Benjamin Disraeli Copy Share Image
The most important quality for an investor is temperament, not intellect. — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
Good golfing temperament falls between taking it with a grin or shrug and throwing a fit. — Sam Snead Copy Share Image
Most Important Time To Hold Our Temper is When the Other Person Has Lost It. — Pacifiersucker Copy Share Image
I don't have the sort of temperament that submits to Christianity or Islam. — Wole Soyinka Copy Share Image
“What is said is given out to suit the temperament of the hearers” — Sri Ramana Maharshi Copy Share Image
A man's happiness or unhappiness depends as much on his temperament as on his destiny. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
It's Not About How People Annoys You. It's About How You Control Your Emotions... — Pacifiersucker Copy Share Image
The success of Prozac says that today's high-tech capitalism values a very different temperament. Confidence, flexibility, quickness, and energy - the positive… — Peter D. Kramer Copy Share Image
Nowadays grandmasters no longer study their opponent's games so much, but they study his character, his behaviour and his temperament in the… — David Bronstein Copy Share Image
“To become a better you, take note of what gets you offended quickly and never go there or let it come to… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
Only individuals with an aberrant temperament can in the long run retain their self-esteem in the face of the disesteem of their… — Thorstein Veblen Copy Share Image
When did the word 'temperament' come into fashion with us? Perhaps it came in when we discovered that artists were human beings. — Katharine Fullerton Gerould Copy Share Image
Of course, genes can't pull the levers of our behavior directly. But they affect the wiring and workings of the brain, and… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
I was born out of due time in the sense that by temperament and talent I should have been more suited for… — Igor Stravinsky Copy Share Image
A lot of composers before me have been on this mission to change the world by getting off equal temperament, and I'm… — Aphex Twin Copy Share Image