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It little profits that an idle king,By this still hearth, among these barren crags,Matchd with an aged wife, I mete and doleUnequal laws unto a savage race,That hoard, and sleep, and feed, and know not me. I cannot rest from travel; I will drinkLife to the lees. All times I have enjoydGreatly, have sufferd greatly, both with thoseThat loved me, and alone; on shore, and whenThro scudding drifts the rainy HyadesVext the dim sea. I am become a name;For always roaming with a hungry heartMuch have I seen and known,cities of menAnd manners, climates, councils, governments,Myself not least, but honord of them all,And drunk delight of battle with my peers,Far on the ringing plains of windy Troy. I am a part of all that I have met;Yet all experience is an arch wherethroGleams that untravelld world whose margin fadesFor ever and for ever when I move. How dull it is to pause, to make an end,To rust unburnishd, not to shine in use!As tho to breathe were life! Life piled on lifeWere all too little, and of one to meLittle remains; but every hour is savedFrom that eternal silence, something more,A bringer of new things; and vile it wereFor some three suns to store and hoard myself,And this gray spirit yearning in desireTo follow knowledge like a sinking star,Beyond the utmost bound of human thought. It may be we shall touch the Happy Isles,And see the great Achilles, whom we knew. Tho much is taken, much abides; and thoWe are not now that strength which in old daysMoved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are,One equal temper of heroic hearts,Made weak by time and fate, but strong in willTo strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. – Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson	added by anonymous 9 years ago
We must interpret a bad temper as a sign of inferiority. – Alfred Adler	added by anonymous 10 years ago
Good temper is an estate for life. – William Hazlitt	added by anonymous 10 years ago
Those words, temperate and moderate, are words either of political cowardice, or of cunning, or seduction. 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 a species of vice. – Thomas Paine	added by anonymous 10 years ago
I believe that the public temper is such that the voters of the land are prepared to support the party which gives the best promise of administering the government in the honest, simple, and plain manner which is consistent with its character and purposes. They have learned that mystery and concealment in the management of their affairs cover tricks and betrayal. The statesmanship they require consists in honesty and frugality, a prompt response to the needs of the people as they arise, and a vigilant protection of all their varied interests. – Grover Cleveland	added by anonymous 10 years ago
Temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use. – Washington Irving	added by anonymous 10 years ago
Temper is a weapon that we hold by the blade. – J. M. Barrie	added by anonymous 10 years ago
Religion is a temper, not a pursuit. – Harriet Martineau	added by anonymous 10 years ago
Marvelous is the power which can be exercised, almost unconsciously, over a company, or an individual, or even upon a crowd by one person gifted with good temper, good digestion, good intellects, and good looks. – Anthony Trollope	added by anonymous 10 years ago
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	added by anonymous 10 years ago
He is happy whom circumstances suit his temper; but he Is more excellent who suits his temper to any circumstance. – David Hume	added by anonymous 10 years ago
I am in that temper that if I were under water I would scarcely kick to come to the top. – John Keats	added by anonymous 10 years ago
It opens the lungs, washes the countenance, exercises the eyes, and softens down the temper; so cry away. – Charles Dickens	added by anonymous 10 years ago
Assume in adversity a countenance of prosperity, and in prosperity moderate thy temper. – Livy	added by anonymous 12 years ago
Temper gets you into trouble. Pride keeps you there. – Anonymous	added by anonymous 13 years ago
A tart temper never mellows with age; and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use. – Washington Irving	added by anonymous 13 years ago
We ask God to forgive us for our evil thoughts and evil temper, but rarely, if ever ask Him to forgive us for our sadness. – R. W. Dale	added by anonymous 13 years ago
The country needs and, unless I mistake its temper, the country demands bold, persistent, experimentation. It is common sense to take a method and try it, if it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something. – Theodore Roosevelt	added by anonymous 13 years ago
God gives to every man virtue, temper, and understanding. – William Cooper	added by anonymous 13 years ago
Give away all you like, but keep your bills and your temper. – Irish Proverb	added by anonymous 13 years ago
A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use. – Washington Irving	added by anonymous 13 years ago
Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tries, and a touch that never hurts. – Charles Dickens	added by anonymous 13 years ago
Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper. – Robert Frost	added by anonymous 13 years ago
Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason. – Orson Welles	added by anonymous 13 years ago

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