Monday, June 3, 2013

The Benjamin Franklin Virtues - 1. Temperance

The best definition I found on Temperance was on Wikipedia. See below:

Temperance is generally defined by control over excess, so that it has many such classes, such as abstinence, chastity, modesty, humility, prudence, self-regulation, forgiveness and mercy; each of these involves restraining some impulse, such as sexual desire, vanity, or anger.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperance_(virtue)

Webster defines Temperance as "1: moderation in action, thought, or feeling: Restrain"

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/temperance

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