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Temperance Quotes by Samuel Johnson
- Frugality may be termed the daughter of Prudence, the sister of Temperance, and the parent of Liberty.
- Abstinence is as easy to me as temperance would be difficult.
More Temperance Quotes
- Temperance is a mean with regard to pleasures. — Aristotle
- Youth is the spirit of adventure and awakening. It is a time of physical emerging when the body attains the vigor and… — Ezra Taft Benson
- Temperance is simply a disposition of the mind which binds the passion. — Thomas Aquinas
- Virtues are formed by prayer. Prayer preserves temperance. Prayer suppresses anger. Prayer prevents emotions of pride and envy. Prayer draws into the… — Ephrem the Syrian
- Temperance is moderation in the things that are good and total abstinence from the things that are foul. — Frances E. Willard
- Temperance puts wood on the fire, meal in the barrel, flour in the tub, money in the purse, credit in the country,… — Benjamin Franklin
- No free government, or the blessings of liberty, can be preserved to any people, but by a firm adherence to justice, moderation,… — George Mason
- Temperance adds zest to pleasure. — Anne-Therese de Marguenat de Courcelles