Tempered Quotes

154 quotes by 139 authors

My view of the world is always tempered by the fact that there are people who are less fortunate than I am. — Billy Corgan
I have been called a curmudgeon, which my obsolescent dictionary defines as a 'surly, ill-mannered, bad-tempered fellow'. Nowadays, curmudgeon is likely to refer to anyone… — Edward Abbey
It had been happy for me if I could have lived a private life in peace and plenty, enjoying all the happiness that results from… — Nathanael Greene
The ferocity we show our foes must be tempered by the lesson we hope to teach. — Frank Herbert
Aside from higher considerations, charity often operates as a vastly wise and prudent principle-a great safeguard to its possessor. Men have committed murder for jealousy's… — Herman Melville
God knows greed won't vanish. Neither will hatred or chauvanism. Human nature is a stubborn thing. But it isn't beyond control. Even if our core… — Robert Wright
The need here is professional closeness tempered by emotional distance. — Robert Audi
If the foundation of a well-ordered society is a healthy, happy home, then the problem of lawlessness will not be solved by more laws or… — Unknown Author
Intolerance of oppression, the desire to be free and develop one personality to its full limits, is not enough to make one an anarchist. That… — Errico Malatesta
Creative listeners are those who want you to be recklessly yourself, even at your very worst, even vituperative, bad-tempered. They are laughing and just delighted… — Brenda Ueland
Power must be used, but it must be tempered by soul-searching and the recognition of our human capacity for error. That is the maxim that… — Eliot Spitzer
Sassafras wood boiled down to a kind of tea, and tempered with an infusion of milk and sugar hath to some a delicacy beyond the… — Charles Lamb
People who are born even-tempered, placid and untroubled - secure from violent passions or temptations to evil - those who have never needed to struggle… — Eva Le Gallienne
There is no earthly reason why a solo string instrument or voice, having the possibility to play or sing pure intonation, should want, or try,… — Lara St. John
Selfishness, if but reasonably tempered with wisdom, is not such an evil trait. — Giovanni Ruffini
A human life gains lustre and strength only when it is polished and tempered. — Mas Oyama
Intelligence and education that hasn't been tempered by human affection isn't worth a damn. — Daniel Keyes
The air is annoyingly potted with a multitude of minor vertical disturbances which sicken the passengers and keep us captives of our seat belts. We… — Ernest K. Gann
Be kindly and just in your dealings with your men. Never play favorites. Make them feel that justice tempered with mercy may always be counted… — John A. Lejeune
Courage is impulsive; it is narcissism tempered with nihilism. — Ayelet Waldman

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