Quotes about Temper

The anima gives rise to illogical outbursts of temper; the animus produces irritating commonplaces.

A gauge for wisdom.- The growth of wisdom may be gauged exactly by the diminution of ill-temper.

A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.

Good temper, like a sunny day, sheds a ray of brightness over everything; it is the sweetener of toil and the soother of disquietude!

Temper gets you into trouble. Pride keeps you there.

Temper is a valuable possession - don't lose it.

A fellow with a bad temper will soon find himself with no friends to show it to.

Steel loses much of its value when it loses its temper.

The fire of adversity will melt you like butter, or temper you like steel. The choice is yours.

He owned and operated a ferocious temper.

A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.

Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation is principle is always a vice.

The country needs and, unless I mistake its temper, the country demands bold, persistent, experimentation. It is common sense to take a method and try it, if it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.

I have often urged my young friends, when faced with an adversary, to "play polo" with him; i.e., not to go at him bald-headed but to ride side by side with him and gradually edge him off your track. Never lose your temper with him. If you are in the right there is no need to, if you are in the wrong you can't afford to.

Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.

Health is the condition of wisdom, and the sign is cheerfulness - an open and noble temper.

My good hoe as it bites the ground revenges my wrongs, and I have less lust to bite my enemies. In the smoothing the rough hillocks, I smooth my temper.

Of cheerfulness, or a good temper - the more it is spent, the more of it remains.

So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more it remains.

They merit more praise who know how to suffer misery than those who temper themselves in contentment.

Art thou in misery, brother? Then I pray Be comforted. Thy grief shall pass away. Art thou elated? Ah, be not too gay; Temper thy joy: this, too, shall pass away. Art thou in danger? Still let reason sway, And cling to hope: this, too, shall pass away. Tempted art thou? In all thine anguish lay One truth to heart: this, too, shall pass away. Do rays of loftier glory round thee play? Kinglike art thou? This, too, shall pass away! Whate'er thou art, wher'er thy footsteps stray, Heed these wise words: This, too, shall pass away.

Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.

My life is in the hands of any fool who makes me lose my temper.

A misery is not to be measured from the nature of the evil, but from the temper of the sufferer.

Thy steady temper, Portius, Can look on guilt, rebellion, fraud, and Cæsar, In the calm lights of mild philosophy.

Mutability of temper and inconsistency with ourselves is the greatest weakness of human nature.

Being thus prepared for us in all ways, and made beautiful, and good for food, and for building, and for instruments of our hands, this race of plants, deserving boundless affection and admiration from us, becomes, in proportion to their obtaining it, a nearly perfect test of our being in right temper of mind and way of life; so that no one can be far wrong in either who loves trees enough, and everyone is assuredly wrong in both who does not love them, if his life has brought them in his way.

Yet I shall temper so Justice with mercy, as may illustrate most Them fully satisfy'd, and thee appease.

Him thus intent Ithuriel with his spear Touch'd lightly; for no falsehood can endure Touch of celestial temper.

The best remedy for a short temper is a long walk.