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Temper Quotes by Jane Austen
- The evil of the actual disparity in their ages (and Mr. Woodhouse had not married early) was much increased by his constitution and habits; for…
- I have faults enough, but they are not, I hope, of understanding. My temper I dare not vouch for. It is, I believe, too little…
- I have not a doubt of your doing very well together. Your tempers are by no means unlike. You are each of you so complying,…
- There is no reason in the world why you should not be important where you are known. You have good sense, and a sweet temper,…
- She began now to comprehend that he was exactly the man who, in disposition and talents, would most suit her. His understanding and temper, though…
- but a sanguine temper, though for ever expecting more good than occurs, does not always pay for its hopes by any proportionate depression. it soon…
- A very narrow income has a tendency to contract the mind, and sour the temper. Those who can barely live, and who live perforce in…
More Temper Quotes
- My Latin temper blows up pretty fast, but it goes down just as fast. Maybe that's why you seldom hear of ulcers… — 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… — 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… — Samuel Butler
- We are not won by arguments that we can analyse but by tone and temper, by the manner which is the man… — Samuel Butler