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    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.

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

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

by William Hazlitt Found in: Temper Quotes,
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Men lose their tempers in defending their taste.

Men lose their tempers in defending their taste.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Temper Quotes,
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Temper is a weapon that we hold by the blade.

Temper is a weapon that we hold by the blade.

by James Matthew Barrie Found in: Temper Quotes,
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It was not that she was out of temper, but that the world was not equal to the demands of read more

It was not that she was out of temper, but that the world was not equal to the demands of her fine organism.

by George Eliot Found in: Temper Quotes, World Quotes,
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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.

by Washington Irving Found in: Temper Quotes,
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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

by Sean O'casey Found in: Temper Quotes,
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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

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They are eloquent who can speak low things acutely, and of great things with dignity, and of moderate things with read more

They are eloquent who can speak low things acutely, and of great things with dignity, and of moderate things with temper.

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The worst-tempered people I've ever met were the people who knew they were wrong.

The worst-tempered people I've ever met were the people who knew they were wrong.

by Wilson Mizner Found in: Temper Quotes,
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