Word: temperance
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...First of all, this new temper is a vindication-whatever the intent of the liberals-of the Pauline-Augustinian-Calvinistic view of human nature...
Nightclub patrons are often sullen and quarrelsome. Overtime workers frequently have peevish dispositions. Can this bad temper be traced to lack of sleep...
...started, as usual, with small stakes. Winnings from small sums soon cease to satisfy, and when I staked and lost larger amounts, the anxiety occasioned was considerable. This anxiety has a twofold effect. It creates an inconsistency of disposition, good or bad temper showing itself according to the fluctuation of fortune -which is injurious to the backer's immediate circle and in particular to children. . . . Secondly, the anxiety which follows a losing run, the empty feeling in the stomach ... in time come to be appreciated in a masochistic fashion. They are part of the tension which gambling provides...
...distinguished audience, following the formalities, Bishop Sherrill spoke from a heart filled with the urgency of the times. His theme: "the temper and mind of the church." Said...
...wanted to get a line on General Marshall as Secretary of State could profitably read his 1,800-word farewell statement on China. It reflected a man of patience, firmness and devotion to fact, a man who would try to be fair at all costs. It also reflected the temper of a man who could get indignant but still speak with determined moderation...