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- Capitalism may even be identical with the restraint, or at least a rational tempering, of this irrational impulse. But capitalism is identical… — Max Weber
- Thus commerce, though in itself a moral nullity, has had a considerable influence in tempering the human mind....he trades with the same… — Thomas Paine
- The infinitesimal seedlings became a forest of trees that grew courteously, correcting the distances between themselves as they shaped themselves to the… — Unknown Author
- Mediocrity is no answer to violence. In fact, it probably invites violence. At least the mediocre and the violent appear together as… — James Hillman
- Unbounded courage and compassion join'd, Tempering each other in the victor's mind, Alternately proclaim him good and great, And make the hero… — Joseph Addison
- When suave politeness, tempering bigot zeal, corrected 'I believe' to 'one does feel'. — Ronald Knox
- Confucianism is all about tempering your instincts with intellectual discipline, with book learning. — Brian Reynolds
- The scar, and her indifference to it, did something extraordinary for her, just as damage to some art object threw into relief… — Ariana Franklin
- When our spirit tells us it is time to weep, we should weep. It is part of the ritual, if you will,… — Joseph M. Marshall III
- The weather behaved itself. In the spring, the little flowers came out obediently in the meads, and the dew sparkled, and the… — T.H. White
- Despots play their part in the works of thinkers. Fettered words are terrible words. The writer doubles and trebles the power of… — Victor Hugo
- Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers. It may not be difficult to store up in the mind a vast quantity of facts within… — Calvin Coolidge