With such prudence of the humors, with God's help, you will keep far away the intemperateness which is the cause of early aging and an early death. From Wordnik.com. [Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro] Reference
And this intemperateness is as much an impediment as once again bringing religious qualifications into elections. From Wordnik.com. [So much for moderation.] Reference
However indignant and hotheaded he might appear, his intemperateness could rapidly be defused by humor or kindness. From Wordnik.com. [Storyteller] Reference
Perhaps we should all be thankful for Scalia's intemperateness, which has had the salutary effect of marginalizing him on the Court. From Wordnik.com. [Adam Winkler: Justice Scalia & the Coarsening of American Culture] Reference
"Three reporters from Arizona, on the condition of anonymity, also let me in on another incident involving McCain's intemperateness.". From Wordnik.com. [Gallup: Obama Leads Hillary By Ten Points, Narrowly Edging McCain] Reference
But of course, under faux neutrality, we'll never hear anything about that or the wealth of other examples of McCain's intemperateness. From Wordnik.com. [Biden's "I think I probably have a much higher IQ than you do" rant ends with by a plea for a Democratic leader with oratorical powers.] Reference
In my chapter on Pound in Italy, within the space of twenty pages, I describe Pound's intemperateness, his abrasiveness, his deviousness. From Wordnik.com. [Judging Pound] Reference
But this may seem perhaps a sort of intemperateness of delight in knowing everything, and as it were a stream violently bearing down the reasoning faculty. From Wordnik.com. [Essays and Miscellanies] Reference
Criticized for abusing its power, the Globe said the North End story was justified because there was mention of Flynn as a possible candidate for governor, so his alleged intemperateness was a legitimate public issue. From Wordnik.com. [Truth and Consequences] Reference
Will "tut-tuts" Webbs "intemperateness", then lectures him on proper use of the English language in improperly using "infinite", then dwells on Webb saying politicans have not addressed growing wealth divides in America, by class. From Wordnik.com. ["Webb... has become a pompous poseur and an abuser of the English language before actually becoming a senator."] Reference
Though, when our servants celebrate the festivals of Saturn or go in procession at the time of the rural bacchanals, you would scarcely brook the hollowing and din they make, if the intemperateness of their joy and their insensibleness of decorum should make them act and speak such things as these: —. From Wordnik.com. [Essays and Miscellanies] Reference
Surely you have better things to apply your intemperateness to. From Wordnik.com. [The New Republic - All Feed] Reference
Mr. Adister had no ground of opposition but his own intemperateness. From Wordnik.com. [Celt and Saxon — Complete] Reference
His intemperateness lay in the craving to rise and lead: a precocious ambition. From Wordnik.com. [Diana of the Crossways — Complete] Reference
He had not forgiven Dartrey for the intemperateness which cut off a brilliant soldier from the service. From Wordnik.com. [One of Our Conquerors — Complete] Reference
She objected to Beauchamp's intemperateness and unsparingness, as if she was for conveying a sisterly warning to. From Wordnik.com. [Beauchamp's Career — Complete] Reference
By observation, for example, I find that temperateness is a virtue, because intemperateness occasions suffering. From Wordnik.com. [Christian Ethics. Volume I.���History of Ethics.] Reference
Three reporters from Arizona, on the condition of anonymity, also let me in on another incident involving McCain's intemperateness. From Wordnik.com. [Capitol Hill Blue - The oldest political news site on the Internet] Reference
But, on the other hand, he greatly marred his influence by what might be called impetuous intemperateness in his early press career. From Wordnik.com. [Personal Recollections of Early Melbourne and Victoria] Reference
He is the Catholic archbishop of Los Angeles, and he should heed the founder's admonition before accusing Arizonans of intemperateness. From Wordnik.com. [Redskins Insider Podcast -- The Washington Post] Reference
Nay, he defied an adversary to produce in him the sensation of intemperateness; so there would not be much danger of his being excited to betray it. From Wordnik.com. [The Tragic Comedians — Complete] Reference
She knew the to have some of the vices, many follies, all the intemperateness of men who carve a way for themselves in the common roads, if barely they do that. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Complete] Reference
When a journalist showed impatience with the home minister's answers about the CBI's clean chit to Jagdish Tytler, he showed it with an intemperateness that's impossible to defend. From Wordnik.com. [Latest News Online - The Indian Express] Reference
David Von Drehle, for his opening story, drew on all this reporting in a masterly way, telling not only of what happened but of the intemperateness and score settling the event produced afterward. From Wordnik.com. [TIME.com: Top Stories] Reference
In short, can you really win if you are made cruel, despotic and vengeful in fighting, and can you hold on to what you want to protect by promoting intolerance and intemperateness whilst destroying mercy and fraternity on the way. From Wordnik.com. [DVD Times] Reference
She objected to Beauchamp's intemperateness and unsparingness, as if she was for conveying a sisterly warning to Cecilia; and that being off her mind, she added, smiling a little and colouring a little: 'We learn only from men what men are.'. From Wordnik.com. [Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith] Reference
He would not listen to a remonstrance; and though, of course, her love of him granted him the liberty to speak to her in what tone he pleased, there were sensations proper to her new rank which his intemperateness wounded and tempted to revolt when he vexed her with unreason. From Wordnik.com. [Beauchamp's Career — Complete] Reference
Had she spoken it, Sir Willoughby might have learned that she was not so iniquitously wise of the things of this world as her mere sex's instinct, roused to the intemperateness of a creature struggling with fetters, had made her appear in her dash to seize a weapon, indicated moreover by him. From Wordnik.com. [Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith] Reference
"Three reporters from Arizona, on the condition of anonymity, also let me in on another incident involving McCain's intemperateness. From Wordnik.com. [Poll: Obama Slips Against McCain, Now Losing Among Independents] Reference
Three reporters from Arizona, on the condition of anonymity, also let me in on another incident involving McCain’s intemperateness. From Wordnik.com. [extreme mccain weirdness] Reference
From an article: "Three reporters from Arizona, on the condition of anonymity, also let me in on another incident involving McCain's intemperateness. From Wordnik.com. [Propeller Most Popular Stories] Reference
Fidelity, justness, and courage are, for vigorous youth, much more easily attained to and preserved than the virtue of temperateness; but as all the virtues are only different phases of virtue in general, and as they are all connected with each other in a vital unity, hence the violation of one of them is necessarily also a violation of the others; intemperateness is, in every respect, per se also an infidelity, an unjustness and a cowardliness, and it leads directly to a further development of these vices. From Wordnik.com. [Christian Ethics. Volume II.���Pure Ethics.] Reference
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