Temperance Quotes

141 quotes by 105 authors

The smaller the drink, the clearer the head, and the cooler the blood. — William Penn
A stubborn mind conduces as little to wisdom or even to knowledge, as a stubborn temper to happiness — Robert Southey
Except thou desire to hasten thine end, take this for a general rule, that thou never add any artificial heat to thy body by wine… — Walter Raleigh
Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame, When once it is within thee; but before Mayst rule it, as thou list: and… — George Herbert
Righteous indignation: your own wrath as opposed to the shocking bad temper of others — Elbert Hubbard
Call'd to the temple of impure delight He that abstains, and he alone, does right. If a wish wander that way, call it home; He… — William Cowper
O madness to think use of strongest wines And strongest drinks our chief support of health, When God with these forbidden made choice to rear… — John Milton
Well observe The rule of Not too much, by temperance taught In what thou eat'st and drink'st. — John Milton
Impostor; do not charge most innocent Nature, As if she would her children should be riotous With her abundance; she, good cateress, Means her provision… — John Milton
If all the world Should in a pet of temp'rance, feed on pulse, Drink the clear stream, and nothing wear but frieze, Th' All-giver would… — John Milton
That cardinal virtue, temperance. — Edmund Burke
There is no difference between knowledge and temperance; for he who knows what is good and embraces it, who knows what is bad and avoids… — Socrates
Temperance, in the nobler sense, does not mean a subdued and imperfect energy; it does not mean a stopping short in any good thing, as… — John Ruskin
Temperance is the nurse of chastity. — William Wycherley
Temp'rate in every place--abroad, at home, Thence will applause, and hence will profit come; And health from either--he in time prepares For sickness, age, and… — George Crabbe
If temperance prevails, then education can prevail; if temperance fails, then education must fail. — Horace Mann
Above all, let the poor hang up the amulet of temperance in their homes. — Horace Mann
One cannot be avenged for every wrong; according to the occasion, everyone who knows how, must use temperance. — Geoffrey Chaucer
Temperance is corporeal piety; it is the preservation of divine order in the body. — Theodore Parker
Cultivate a sweet temper and the sweet speech which is its natural consequence. — Sathya Sai Baba

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