Good temper is an estate for life

Quote by William Hazlitt

Topics: Temper Quotes

Almost every sect of Christianity is a perversion of its essence, to accommodate it to...

Almost every sect of Christianity is a perversion of its essence, to accommodate it to...

He will never have true friends who is afraid of making enemies.

He will never have true friends who is afraid of making enemies.

Prejudice is the child of ignorance.

Prejudice is the child of ignorance.

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

Life is the art of being well deceived; and in order that the deception may...

Life is the art of being well deceived; and in order that the deception may...

The most insignificant people are the most apt to sneer at others. They are safe...

The most insignificant people are the most apt to sneer at others. They are safe...

Genius, like humanity, rusts for the want of use

Genius, like humanity, rusts for the want of use

There is no prejudice so strong as that which arises from a fancied exemption from...

There is no prejudice so strong as that which arises from a fancied exemption from...

Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.

Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.

Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

Every man, in his own opinion, forms an exception to the ordinary rules of morality.

Every man, in his own opinion, forms an exception to the ordinary rules of morality.

Modesty is the lowest of the virtues, and is a confession of the deficiency it...

Modesty is the lowest of the virtues, and is a confession of the deficiency it...

Some people break promises for the pleasure of breaking them.

Some people break promises for the pleasure of breaking them.

When a thing ceases to be a subject of controversy, it ceases to be a...

When a thing ceases to be a subject of controversy, it ceases to be a...

There is a secret pride in every human heart that revolts at tyranny. You may...

There is a secret pride in every human heart that revolts at tyranny. You may...

It is not the errors of others, but our own miscalculations, on which we wreak...

It is not the errors of others, but our own miscalculations, on which we wreak...

Hope is the best possession. None are completely wretched but those who are without hope....

Hope is the best possession. None are completely wretched but those who are without hope....

I conceive that words are like money, not the worse for being common, but that...

I conceive that words are like money, not the worse for being common, but that...

When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread...

When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread...

If money is all that a man makes, then he will be poor. Poor in...

If money is all that a man makes, then he will be poor. Poor in...