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Tag Name "Temper" (424)

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The brain may devise laws for the blood, but a hot temper leaps o'er a cold decree.
William Shakespeare
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The Founders recognized that Government is quite literally a necessary evil, that there must be opposition, between its various branches, and between political parties, for these are the only ways to temper the individual's greed for power and the electorates' desires for peace by submission to coercion or blandishment.
David Mamet
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Discreetly keep most of your radical opinions to yourself. When with people be a listener a large part of the time. Be considerate in every word and act, and resist the tendency to say clever things. The best evidence of your culture is the tone and temper of your conversation.
Grenville Kleiser
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Suppose that by revenge you might destroy one enemy yet, by exercising the Christian's temper you might conquer three‌–‌your own lust, Satan's temptation, and your enemy's heart.
John Flavel
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I always rejoice when I see a tribunal filled with a man of an upright and inflexible temper, who in the execution of his country's laws can overcome all private fear, resentment, solicitation, and even pity itself.
Joseph Addison
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I had neither the good sense nor the good feeling to know that this was all my fault, and that if I had been easier with Joe, Joe would have been easier with me. I felt impatient of him and out of temper with him in which condition he heaped coals of fire on my head.
Charles Dickens
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A man who cannot command his temper, his attention, and his countenance should not think of being a man of business.
Lord Chesterfield
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but a sanguine temper, though for ever expecting more good than occurs, does not always pay for its hopes by any proportionate depression. it soon flies over the present failure, and begins to hope again.
Jane Austen
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The rage that had expolded inside me diffused. I didn't know where it had come from. I had a short temper and often acted impulsively,but this had been intense and ugly even for me. Weird.
Richelle Mead
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Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong.
Baltasar Gracian
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I avoid confrontation. When I'm on set I never snap at anyone. I don't have a temper.
Julie Delpy
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Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.
Ambrose Bierce
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For once I'm not the guy losing my temper all the time.
James Gandolfini
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I'm not pretending I'm not a nice guy. I'm not pretending I don't have a temper.
James Moore
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A persuadable temper might sometimes be as much in favour of happiness as a very resolute character.
Jane Austen
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Tis not in battles that from youth we train The Governor who must be wise and good, And temper with the sternness of the brain Thoughts motherly, and meek as womanhood.
William Wordsworth
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I grew up with a very quick temper, and the language of violence is a language that I'm very familiar and comfortable with.
Greg Bryk
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I always keep my temper with my enemies, and that inclines me to lose it with my friends.
Willa Gibbs
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A wise judge may let mercy temper justice but may not let mercy undo it.
Lewis B. Smedes
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We often see a temper of the times connection, and it's just like a fairy tale. It's not true.
Cass Sunstein
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A patient, humble temper gathers blessings that are marred by the peevish and overlooked by the aspiring.
Edwin Hubbel Chapin
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Over time you get to understand the nature of man and the environments you are dealing with, and you can't always allow emotions and temper to flare up because you're displeased with something, or you want to change it.
Kofi Annan
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For me it is really important to have a story with blood in the veins, there are bad tempers and good tempers.
Patrick Ness
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Thou knowst the oer-eager vehemence of youth,How quick in temper, and in judgement weak.
Homer
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