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Good temper is an estate for life.
Temper
William Hazlitt

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Good temper is one of the greatest preservers of the features.
Temper
William Hazlitt

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I have never known anyone worth a damn who wasn't irascible.
Temper
Ezra Pound

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Many people lose their tempers merely from seeing you keep yours.
Temper
Frank Moore Colby

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Men lose their tempers in defending their taste.
Temper
Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Most people give off as much heat as a 100 watt bulb, but not as much light.
Temper
Source Unknown

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The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune.
Temper
Francois De La Rochefoucauld

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The worst-tempered people I've ever met were the people who knew they were wrong.
Temper
Addison Mizner

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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
[ Research ] Wernher Von Braun