Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when he is called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.
Oscar Wilde
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One is tempted to define man as a rational animal who always loses his temper when he is called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.
Oscar Wilde
Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tries, and a touch that never hurts.
Charles Dickens
Give away all you like, but keep your bills and your temper.
Irish Proverb
Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper.
Robert Frost
Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.
Robert Frost
Man seems to be capable of great virtues but not of small virtues; capable of defying his torturer but not of keeping his temper.
G. K. Chesterton
He owned and operated a ferocious temper.
Thomas Russell Ybarra
There are no better cosmetics than a severe temperance and purity, modesty and humility, a gracious temper and calmness of spirit; and there is no true beauty without the signatures of these graces in the very countenance.
Sir Arthur Helps
A wise government knows how to enforce with temper, or to conciliate with dignity.
George Grenville
I've never really had problems controlling my temper. I am an intense guy on the football field, and sometimes I get carried away. I got carried away two days ago. I'm just going to make the situation right from this point forward. Can I move forward? I have no choice.
Bill Romanowski
A misery is not to be measured from the nature of the evil, but from the temper of the sufferer.
Joseph Addison
Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong.
Baltasar Gracian
If he loses his temper that easily, where he has to kick somebody, then what's gonna happen next time when he loses his temper, he may do more damage.
Anita Thomas
People are essentially losing their temper for things that have nothing to do with the act of driving.
Mark Edwards
We will taste it in one or two years and continue to experiment with other vintages. We want to temper our enthusiasm with our experience.
Paul Pontallier
Every Sunday he would cook big dinners at his house. He was such a storyteller. And I never saw him show a temper toward anybody.
Glenn Kroll
Temper is a weapon that we hold by the blade.
James M. Barrie
But you should never let that gentle personality fool you - he could have a temper at times.
Charlie Creamer
The death of God represents not only the realization that gods have never existed, but the contention that such a belief is no longer even irrationally possible: that neither reason nor the taste and temper of the times condones it. The belief lingers on, of course, but it does so like astrology or a faith in a flat earth.
William H. Gass
He is happy whose circumstances suit his temper but he is more excellent who can suit his temper to any circumstances.
David Hume
A lot of life is dealing with your curse, dealing with the cards you were given that aren't so nice. Does it make you into a monster, or can you temper it in some way, or accept it and go in some other direction?
Wes Craven
Bad temper is its own scourge. Few things are more bitter than to feel bitter. A man's venom poisons himself more than his victim.
Charles Buxton
Anger may be kindled in the noblest breasts: but in these slow droppings of an unforgiving temper never takes the shape of consistency of enduring hatred.
M. Kathleen Casey
It's just tough for him to temper that because that's his nature. He's a fireplug, just a fight type of guy. At quarterback, you can't always do that when things go bad. You can tell it on the field – he still shows emotion.
Jim Chaney
Enthusiasm is that temper of the mind in which the imagination has got the better of the judgment.
William Warburton
So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more it remains.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
If you lose your temper at a newspaper columnist, he'll get rich or famous or both.
James C. Hagerty
Sturdy product inventories should help to temper market fears of energy shortages, and should help cajole broader energy prices lower in the next few weeks.
Rakesh Shankar
Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.
Orson Welles
It's my rule never to lose me temper till it would be detrimental to keep it.
Sean O'Casey
I've actually seen kids who have bad attitudes or temper problems come into fencing and I've seen them leave with much more self-control and self-respect. I've seen them go from really lousy kids to pretty nice people, people I could respect. I think fencing can have an uplifting effect on the soul. It's very much a Western martial art.
Dion Shively
I think there was a point in his career where that would have killed him. Now, I don't think he thinks about it too much. He wants it as bad as anybody and you don't temper that feeling by also being OK with where you are. His team knows how bad he wants to win and they probably have a better chance now because he doesn't put as much pressure on them as he used to.
John Dunning
I don't get angry very often. I lose my temper rarely. And when I do, there's always a legitimate cause. Normally I have a great lightness of being. I take things in a very happy, amused way.
Julia Roberts
I discovered that John's temper could be frightening.
Cynthia Lennon
It's unfortunate. Jose clearly got fouled, and the guy threw an elbow. I wish Jose could have kept his temper, but he retaliated.
Paul Retherford
I do find it quite easy to get angry, especially after a hard day. In public, you have to try and rein in your temper because people try and goad you into it. But I did lose it with a company the other day. I shrieked at them because they were lying about coming to fix my boiler. I went ballistic.
Richard Wilson
A tart temper never mellows with age; and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.
Washington Irving
The prescription drug plans were able to negotiate discounts and rebates that came in larger than we thought, and this has helped mitigate what drug spending would have been. It doesn't mean drug spending won't continue to grow, but it has helped to temper that growth.
John Poisal
We do a lot with a little. We also have composed modern classical music for orchestras, so that helps us understand how to voice and temper our uses of instruments.
Jonah Rapino
There's a history of investors jumping into asset classes at their peak, so it's better to temper expectations and not to expect recent returns will continue forever. Will investors be as excited about the diversification benefits when oil is falling, and stick with it?
Dan Culloton
Some people have compared him walking on the court to Muhammad Ali getting into the ring. He was one of the biggest draws ever because nobody ever knew what he might do because of his temper and his talent.
Greg Gonzales
The acquisition of True Temper broadens our lawn and garden product line with outstanding, highly respected brands, ... The purchase also expands USI Hardware and Tool's customer base and provides additional capacity for future growth.
David Clarke
Idleness among children, as among men, is the root of all evil, and leads to no other evil more certain than ill temper.
Hannah More
Management may temper that outlook slightly given the ongoing difficulty in the PC environment.
Christopher Shilakes
Overall, this fund gets my recommendation, with the caveat that it is more conservative than its peers. Since small caps have had a multiyear run, you may want to temper your exposure to this fund and make it a supporting player rather than a core fund in your portfolio.
John Coumarianos
He started going insane; she was afraid of his temper.
Casey Looze
It comes of being by yourself when you are growing up, because you're reading and you're forming an opinion, and there's no-one to argue with you, so you become dogmatic. There's no-one to temper your opinion, so you think you're right.
Peaches Geldof
He did have a temper, but I never saw him strike anybody.
Sandra Angle
He threw a temper tantrum with a spray can.
John Aragon
At the time the volatility of your innate short temper was exacerbated by the aftermath of your abuse of illicit drugs.
Peter Evans
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.
Thomas Paine
[He initially clashed with the autocratic director.] One day he chewed me out in front of a lot of people, ... I lost my temper and I went for him. Later I discovered he was a charming social personality and very warm, and I was surprised to learn that he was a life member of the NAACP (the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People).
Brock Peters
He's got 173 at-bats (before Wednesday), and with the numbers he has been able to put up in that short window, he's been really impressive. We're definitely excited, but we have to temper it because he's still so young. We know he has a lot of room for improvement.
Jim Duquette
Probation is not right. People of ordinary temper do not solve that problem by picking up a gun and firing six times. Do not get lost in the definition of sudden passion.
Mia Magness
When suave politeness, tempering bigot zeal, corrected ''I believe'' to ''One does feel.''.
Ronald Knox
You knew you were coming out. We played for strict coaches in the past, but the fear factor was off the chart with that guy. I had no confidence whatsoever. But in a funny way, when you?re young, playing for a coach like that, you want his approval. You fed off his temper. You actually played (ticked off) and played better. It?s funny how that works sometimes, huh?
Kevin Cole
Unfortunate impracticability of temper and spirit of opposition of those in authority over oneself misled oneself into frequent collision with my predecessors.
Thomas Mitchell
I have a little bit of a temper, but it's ... a useless temper, ... It doesn't accomplish anything, generally. It's just a lot of ranting and raving and nothing, so David (Chase) probably saw that and put it into the character.
James Gandolfini
I don't really mind this although sometimes I get afraid of Willy. I get afraid of his temper. You never know what he's going to do.
Taylor Branch
Real rebels are rarely anything but second rate outside their rebellion; the drain of time and temper is ruinous to any other accomplishment.
James Gould Cozzens
Look at the temper on her. What does Michael have to put up with?
Chris Evans
It's all a question of when do you want to try and temper things. At this point, there's no immediate danger and I don't think the Fed's actions are meant to slow the economy.
Bob Diclemente
God gives to every man virtue, temper, and understanding.
William Cooper
Higher mortgage rates that we have witnessed over the last six months are starting to temper demand for the housing sector.
Stan Shipley
She was a woman of mean understanding, little information, and uncertain temper.
Jane Austen
Only in the last couple of weeks have we seen the effects of a general tightening on spending that has caused us to modify our expectations, ... We still see growth, but we thought it prudent to share that we see a tempering.
Patricia Russo
I've been told I have an Irish temper, I know I have Scottish thrift, and, like the English, I love a good show.
Jeanette Macdonald
I've got a temper that every so often can come up and surprise me ...
Barry Otto
We must interpret a bad temper as a sign of inferiority.
Alfred Adler
When Peter and I formed CAUC, some people said we were too idealistic. Work within the system, they said. They wanted us to temper our drive, our passion for change.
Tim Bodine
These acts are a reflection of the level of barbarism that occur in our society. It shows that people easily lose control of their temper.
Kenny Kapinga
[Other positives that may help temper the negatives this June?] Energy is likely to be a long-term bull market, ... Gold, too.
Paul Levine
She must temper her anger and frustration.
Johnny Anderson
It's a little funny for me, because I'm part Jamaican as well, and I am very familiar with the Jamaican temper - sadly this is what can happen if it is not curtailed. However, as an African-American fashion designer, this is the woman that a great deal of people look up to, and for her to behave like this is simply unacceptable. This is my little way of saying, 'Naomi, please get help!
Malcolm Harris
I know all about his (no-show) reputation and his temper. But I'm pretty darn confident he'll be here. I talked with him personally, and then with his agent.
Louie Andrus
These guys grew up hitting it hard and wanting to hit it hard. You can always learn to temper it. It's hard to go the other way, learning to hit it straight first.
Brian Craig
Men are like steel. When they lose their temper, they lose their worth.
Chuck Norris
While I was in the U.S. Navy I was a crack marksman. I have a collection of guns at home in New Mexico and the guns in this case were given to me by friends in Germany for that collection. I guess I just brandished one in a moment of temper.
Gene Vincent
The greatest challenge during our deployment has been the need to temper our aggressiveness. There has been a great demand from our agents for the ability to turn around a quote in 24 hours.
Michael Clifton
If anything, these last two years have taught us that we should temper our expectations.
Dan Culloton
The mission of the Anglo-Saxon has been largely that of the soldier; but the world is making progress, we are leaving behind the barbarism of war; as civilization advances, it will learn less of war, and concern itself more with the arts of peace, and for these the massive battle-ax must be wrought into tools of finer temper.
Josiah Strong
Any prosecutor that enjoys getting the death penalty has just got a little something wrong with him, ... You temper your enthusiasm over a verdict you know is right and just and what the jury should have done under the facts with just that little hesitation that it's just not something you enjoy doing.
James Gray
I think what Garth was doing was indulging himself, having a bit of a temper tantrum to get back at Stephen Harper.
Ezra Levant
As a girl my temper often got out of bounds. But one day when I became angry at a friend over some trivial matter, my mother said to me, "Elizabeth, anyone who angers you conquers you."
Elizabeth Kenny
Photography suits the temper of this age -- of active bodies and minds. It is a perfect medium for one whose mind is teeming with ideas, imagery, for a prolific worker who would be slowed down by painting or sculpting, for one who sees quickly and acts decisively, accurately.
Edward Weston
A lot of people call it temper, but I'd like to see the record straight. It's just how I play. I hate to lose. I'm trying to get every loose ball, play hard on every possession.
Edgar Sosa
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