Temper
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Control your temper. Remember, you can measure the size of a person by what makes him or her angry.
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There is no difference between knowledge and temperance; for he who knows what is good and embraces it, who knows what is bad and avoids it, is learned and temperate
He who gets the better of an irascible temperament conquers his worst enemy
A cheerful temper joined with innocence will make beauty attractive, knowledge delightful and wit good-natured
Mutability of temper and inconsistency with ourselves is the greatest weakness of human nature
Govern your temper, which will rule you unless kept in subjection
The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
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On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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