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Men lose their tempers in defending their taste.
Men lose their tempers in defending their taste.
Good temper is an estate for life.
Good temper is an estate for life.
A tart temper never mellows with age; and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with read more
A tart temper never mellows with age; and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.
My temper leads me to peace and harmony with all men; and it is peculiarly my wish to avoid any read more
My temper leads me to peace and harmony with all men; and it is peculiarly my wish to avoid any personal feuds or dissensions with those, who are embarked in the same great national interest with myself, as every difference of this kind in its conseq
Temper is a funny thing; it spoils children, ruins adults, and strengthens steel
Temper is a funny thing; it spoils children, ruins adults, and strengthens steel
It's my rule never to lose me temper till it would be detrimental to keep it
It's my rule never to lose me temper till it would be detrimental to keep it
The worst-tempered people I've ever met were people who knew they were wrong.
The worst-tempered people I've ever met were people who knew they were wrong.
It is only our bad temper that we put down to being tired or worried or hungry; we put our read more
It is only our bad temper that we put down to being tired or worried or hungry; we put our good temper down to ourselves.
Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when called upon to act according with the dictates of read more
Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when called upon to act according with the dictates of reason.
