Temper Quotes

570 Temper quotes by 421 unique authors

Oh! blest with temper, whose unclouded ray Can make to-morrow cheerful as to-day. — Alexander Pope
It is essential..that you should form and adopt certain rules or principles, for the government of your own conduct and temper. Unless you have such… — John Quincy Adams
Hypocrisy is no cheap vice; nor can our natural temper be masked for many years together. — Edmund Burke
If we desire to live securely, comfortably, and quietly, that by all honest means we should endeavor to purchase the good will of all men,… — Isaac Barrow
Cultivate a sweet temper and the sweet speech which is its natural consequence. — Sathya Sai Baba
Our responses to the world are crucially moulded by the company we keep, for we temper our curiosity to fit in with the expectations of… — Alain de Botton
Through certain humors or passions, and from temper merely, a man may be completely miserable, let his outward circumstances be ever so fortunate. — Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury
The difficult part of good temper consists in forbearance, and accommodation to the ill-humors of others. — William Empson
Doubt tempers belief with sanity. — Barbara Kruger
Temper your future actions. — Tom DeLay
Knowest thou not the beauty of thine own face? Quit this temper that leads thee to war with thyself. — Unknown Author
I've been told I have an Irish temper, I know I have Scottish thrift, and, like the English, I love a good show. — Jeanette MacDonald
The acquisition of True Temper broadens our lawn and garden product line with outstanding, highly respected brands, ... The purchase also expands USI Hardware and… — David A. Clarke, Jr
It is acknowledged, namely, that there are in the world three forms of government, autocracy, oligarchy, and democracy: autocracies and oligarchies are administered according to… — Aeschines
There is in some men a dispassionate neutrality of mind, which, though it generally passes for good temper, can neither gratify nor warm us: it… — Sir Fulke Greville
Lizards of every temper, style, and color dwell here, seemingly as happy and companionable as the birds and squirrels. — John Muir
There are two things that have to happen before an idea catches on. One is that the idea should be good. The other is that… — Jawaharlal Nehru
Love of peace is common among weak, short-sighted, timid, and lazy persons; and on the other hand courage is found among many men of evil… — Theodore Roosevelt
When [men] see a pretty woman, and feel the delicious madness of love coming over them, they always stop to calculate her temper, her money,… — William Makepeace Thackeray
For once I'm not the guy losing my temper all the time. — James Gandolfini

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