"Many people lose their tempers merely from seeing you keep yours."

Colby, Frank Moore · Temper · 5 fans >>
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"A fretful temper will divide the closest knot that may be tied, by ceaseless sharp corrosion; a temper passionate and fierce may suddenly your joys disperse at one immense explosion."

Cowper, William · Temper · 0 fans >>
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"A lady of what is commonly called an uncertain temper -- a phrase which being interpreted signifies a temper tolerably certain to make everybody more or less uncomfortable."

Dickens, Charles · Temper · 2 fans >>
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"It was not that she was out of temper, but that the world was not equal to the demands of her fine organism."

Eliot, George · Temper · 1 fans >>
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"Men lose their tempers in defending their taste."

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

Hazlitt, William · Temper · 0 fans >>
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"Good temper is an estate for life."

Hazlitt, William · Temper · 0 fans >>
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"A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use."

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"The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune."

La Rochefoucauld, Francois De · Temper · 0 fans >>
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"The worst-tempered people I've ever met were the people who knew they were wrong."

Mizner, Addison · Temper · 2 fans >>
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