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"Great men are always of a nature originally melancholy."

Aristotle on temperament
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"Temperance is love surrendering itself wholly to Him who is its object; courage is love bearing all things gladly for the sake of Him who is its object; justice is love serving only Him who is its object, and therefore rightly ruling; prudence is love making wise distinction between what hinders and what helps itself."

Augustine, St. on temperament    Share

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"Women complain about premenstrual syndrome, but I think of it as the only time of the month I can be myself."

Barr, Roseanne on temperament
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"Good nature is worth more than knowledge, more than money, more than honor, to the persons who possess it."

Beecher, Henry Ward on temperament    Share

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"Temperament lies behind mood; behind will, lies the fate of character. Then behind both, the influence of family the tyranny of culture; and finally the power of climate and environment; and we are free, only to the extent we rise above these."

Burroughs, John on temperament    Share

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"The cut of a garment speaks of intellect and talent and the color of temperament and heart."

Carlyle, Thomas on temperament    Share

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"Artistic temperament is the disease that afflicts amateurs."

Chesterton, Gilbert K. on temperament    Share

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"A person's fate is their own temper."

Disraeli, Benjamin on temperament
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"Who has skill in the art of music is of good temperament and fitted for all things."

Luther, Martin on temperament    Share

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Quotation Speech Marks "Temperament lies behind mood; behind will, lies the fate of character. Then behind both, the influence of family the tyranny of culture; and finally the power of climate and environment; and we are free, only to the extent we rise above these."

Burroughs, John
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