Tempered Quotes

154 Tempered quotes by 139 unique authors

Never did she find anything so difficult as to keep herself from losing her temper when she was suddenly disturbed while absorbed in a book.… — Frances Hodgson Burnett
..."Fun?" you ask. "Weren't feminists these grim-faced, humorless, antifamily, karate-chopping ninjas who were bitter because they couldn't get a man?" Well, in fact the problem… — Susan J. Douglas
Life's a forge - Yes, and hammer and anvil, too. You'll be roasted, smelted, and pounded, and you'll scarce know what's happening to you. But… — Lloyd Alexander
In real life during the last decade of the twentieth century, Rumpelstiltskin would probably get the queen's daughter. He would no doubt addict her to… — Dean Koontz
Perhaps I have not really a good temper at all, but if you have everything you want and everyone is kind to you, how can… — Frances Hodgson Burnett
I give nightly praise to my Maker that I never cast a ballot to bring that lazy, disreputable, ill-tempered beast into what was once my… — Frank B. Gilbreth Jr.
The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and… — Taylor Caldwell
It would be the height of absurdity to label ignorance tempered by humility "faith"! (Institutio III.2.3) — John Calvin
Literature, at least good literature, is science tempered with the blood of art. Like architecture or music. — Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Although love could grow in times of peace, it tempered in battle. Daddy told me once - when I'd said something about how perfect his… — Karen Marie Moning
Youâ€™re far too prickly tempered to be a mistress. Youâ€™re far better suited as a wife. — Lisa Kleypas
The reason this system canâ€™t be overthrown in this country,â€ Walter said, â€œis all about freedom. The reason the free market in Europe is tempered… — Jonathan Franzen
Perhaps she drives men away. Perhaps, without even being able to help herself, she just puts men into her ill-tempered car and drives them off:… — Lorrie Moore
If it is not tempered by compassion, and empathy, reason can lead men and women into a moral void. (95) — Karen Armstrong
Nobody looks good in their darkest hour. But it's those hours that make us what we are. We stand strong, or we cower. We emerge… — Karen Marie Moning
I opine-I think you're a woman of your world,' he said from the far end of the couch. 'I would have a hard time seeing… — Kim Harrison
When Iâ€™m a Duchess,â€ she said to herself (not in a very hopeful tone though), â€œI wonâ€™t have any pepper in my kitchen at all.… — Lewis Carroll
She was nothing more than a mere good-tempered, civil and obliging Young Woman; as such we could scarcely dislike her -- she was only an… — Jane Austen
Have a little faith in me, Volger." "I have great faith, tempered with vast annoyance. — Scott Westerfeld
I remember I used to half believe and wholly play with fairies when I was a child. What heaven can be more real than to… — Beatrix Potter

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