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We become just by performing just action, temperate by...

We become just by performing just action, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing brave action.

Quote by Aristotel about philosophy, action

A lady of what is commonly called an uncertain temper - a phrase which being interpreted signifies a temper tolerably certain to make everybody more or less uncomfortable.

Quote by Charles Dickens about being

A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament.

A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament.

Quote by Oscar Wilde about art, magic, work

Mutability of temper and inconsistency with ourselves is...

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

Quote by Joseph Addison about weakness, nature, human imperfections

Don't you know this, that words are doctors to a diseased...

Don't you know this, that words are doctors to a diseased temperment?

Quote by Aeschylus about wisdom

It seldom happens that any felicity comes so pure as not...

It seldom happens that any felicity comes so pure as not to be tempered and allayed by some mixture of sorrow.

Quote by Miguel de Cervantes about sadness

Any man may be in good spirits and good temper when he's...

Any man may be in good spirits and good temper when he's well dressed. There ain't much credit in that.

Quote by Charles Dickens about good, good luck, man

Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never...

Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.

Quote by Charles Dickens about heart

It opens the lungs, washes the countenance, exercises the...

It opens the lungs, washes the countenance, exercises the eyes, and softens down the temper; so cry away.

Quote by Charles Dickens about eyes

The arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and...

The arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and assistance to foreign hands should be curtailed, lest Rome fall.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero about fall

The budget should be balanced. Public debt should be reduced. The arrogance of officialdom should be tempered, and assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed, lest Rome become bankrupt.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero about public

I think the diva is kind of a cliche. My definition of a diva is somebody whose talent does not match what they're trying to play, so all this temperament comes out.

Quote by Glenn Close about talent

With the hugely talented women I've worked with or observed, it's not a question about temperament or ego; it's a question about getting it right. If they've got a reputation for being difficult it's usually because they just don't suffer fools.

Quote by Glenn Close about question, prestige, suffering, rightness, being

You learn to temper your enthusiasm until the work is done.

You learn to temper your enthusiasm until the work is done.

Quote by Don Johnson about enthusiasm, work

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

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

Quote by Joseph Joubert

The longer you've been a cop, the shorter your flashlight...

The longer you've been a cop, the shorter your flashlight and your temper gets.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about police

The temperature of vinyl seat covers is inversely...

The temperature of vinyl seat covers is inversely proportional to the length of your skirt or shorts.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about cars

A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be....

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.

Quote by Thomas Paine about virtue, principle, vice, good, good luck, things

Moderation in temper is always a virtue, but moderation...

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

Quote by Thomas Paine about virtue, principle, vice

Earnestness is enthusiasm tempered by reason.

Earnestness is enthusiasm tempered by reason.

Quote by Blaise Pascal about reason, enthusiasm

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