Great men are always of a nature originally melancholy.
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.
Women complain about premenstrual syndrome, but I think of it as the only time of the month I can be myself.
Good nature is worth more than knowledge, more than money, more than honor, to the persons who possess it.
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.
The cut of a garment speaks of intellect and talent and the color of temperament and heart.
Artistic temperament is the disease that afflicts amateurs.
A person's fate is their own temper.
Who has skill in the art of music is of good temperament and fitted for all things.