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

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.

Good temper is one of the greatest preservers of the features.

Good temper is one of the greatest preservers of the features.

Nothing does reason more right, than the coolness of those that offer it: For Truth often suffers more by the read more

Nothing does reason more right, than the coolness of those that offer it: For Truth often suffers more by the heat of its defenders, than from the arguments of its opposers.

He is happy whose circumstances suit his temper but he is more excellent who can suit his temper to any read more

He is happy whose circumstances suit his temper but he is more excellent who can suit his temper to any circumstances

Men lose their tempers in defending their taste.

Men lose their tempers in defending their taste.

Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper.

Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper.

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.

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

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