The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination. Votes: 2
VoltaireI have always thought that foreign-policy idealism has to be tempered with realism. Votes: 2
William HagueThe worst tempered people I have ever met were those who knew that they were wrong. Votes: 2
David LettermanCandor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, lead to ruin Votes: 0
Publius Cornelius TacitusI am a reasonable and sane functionalist tempered by irrational frivolity. Votes: 0
Alexander GirardThe worst-tempered people I've ever met were people who knew they were wrong. Votes: 0
Wilson MiznerSelfishness, if but reasonably tempered with wisdom, is not such an evil trait. Votes: 0
Giovanni RuffiniProvocation doesn't make me ill-tempered: it only shows me how ill-tempered I am. Votes: 0
C. S. LewisAmbition is ever tempered by experience. Otherwise, fortune makes fools of us all. Votes: 0
Mark KingwellDrug use makes you snappy, and you get very bad-tempered and have terrible hangovers. Votes: 0
Mick JaggerIntelligence and education that hasn't been tempered by human affection isn't worth a damn. Votes: 0
Daniel KeyesHave a little faith in me, Volger." "I have great faith, tempered with vast annoyance. Votes: 0
Scott WesterfeldScience at best is not wisdom; it is knowledge. Wisdom is knowledge tempered with judgment. Votes: 0
Peter Ritchie CalderYour passion must be tempered with patience. Maybe long-suffering patience would be a better word. Votes: 0
Jack WhiteI'm certainly driven, I hate losing, I can be ruthless and short-tempered and terribly competitive. Votes: 0
Alastair CampbellThe souls of heroes are forged by the gods and tempered with the pain of life. Votes: 0
Brian RathboneThe ferocity we show our foes must be tempered by the lesson we hope to teach. Votes: 0
Frank HerbertI believe in evolution in the sense that a short-tempered man is the successor of a crybaby. Votes: 0
Criss JamiYouâre far too prickly tempered to be a mistress. Youâre far better suited as a wife. Votes: 0
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