The difficult part of good temper consists in forbearance, and accommodation to the ill-humors of others.
— William Empson
Showing posts with label temper. Show all posts
Showing posts with label temper. Show all posts
Thursday, May 31, 2018
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Post #1943
He is happy whose circumstances suit his temper, but he is more excellent who can suit his temper to his circumstance.
—David Hume
—David Hume
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Post #1092
Temper is a quality that at a critical moment brings out the best in steel and the worst in people.
—William P. Grohse
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Post #222
One cool judgment is worth a thousand hasty counsels. The thing to be supplied is light, not heat.
—Woodrow Wilson
—Woodrow Wilson
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Saturday, December 05, 2009
Post #66
Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.
—Mark Twain
—Mark Twain
A deadly viper once bit a hole snipe's hide; But 'twas the viper, not the snipe, that died.
- dave
- El Paso, Texas, United States
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