Temper Quotes

570 quotes by 437 authors

My Latin temper blows up pretty fast, but it goes down just as fast. Maybe that's why you seldom hear of ulcers in Latin America. — Desi Arnaz
Old maids, having never bent their temper or their lives to other lives and other tempers, as woman's destiny requires, have for the most part… — Honore de Balzac
Temper is a weapon that we hold by the blade. — James M. Barrie
Mutability of temper and inconsistency with ourselves is the greatest weakness of human nature. — Joseph Addison
We must interpret a bad temper as a sign of inferiority. — Alfred Adler
It is, generally, in the season of prosperity that men discover their real temper, principles, and designs. — Edmund Burke
It is not he who gains the exact point in dispute who scores most in controversy - but he who has shown the better temper. — Samuel Butler
We are not won by arguments that we can analyse but by tone and temper, by the manner which is the man himself. — Samuel Butler
The seven deadly sins: Want of money, bad health, bad temper, chastity, family ties, knowing that you know things, and believing in the Christian religion. — Samuel Butler
There's no question that as science, knowledge and technology advance, that we will attempt to do more significant things. And there's no question that we… — Benjamin Carson
If isolation tempers the strong, it is the stumbling-block of the uncertain. — Paul Cezanne
Man seems to be capable of great virtues but not of small virtues; capable of defying his torturer but not of keeping his temper. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
There are only two people who can tell you the truth about yourself - an enemy who has lost his temper and a friend who… — Antisthenes
The best soldiers are not warlike; the best fighters do not lose their temper. The greatest conquerors are those who overcome their enemies without strife.… — Laozi
Joyful let the soul be in the present, let it disdain to trouble about what is beyond and temper bitterness with a laugh. Nothing is… — Horace
Real rebels are rarely anything but second rate outside their rebellion; the drain of time and temper is ruinous to any other accomplishment. — James Gould Cozzens
life is of no value but as it brings gratifications. among the most valuable of these is rational society. it informs the mind, sweetens the… — Thomas Jefferson
There are five dangerous faults which may affect a general: recklessness, which leads to destruction; cowardice, which leads to capture; a hasty temper, which can… — Sun Tzu
If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant. — Sun Tzu
So in regard to mental qualities, their transmission is manifest in our dogs, horses and other domestic animals. Besides special tastes and habits, general intelligence,… — Charles Darwin

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