"Temperance.—The original term describes that sovereign self-mastery, that perfect self-control, in which the mysterious will of man holds in harmonious subjection all the passions and faculties of his nature.
"Self-will is to mind what self-indulgence is to sense, the usurpation by a part of that which belongs to the whole.
"In Knowledge temperance.—The Apostle counsels temperance, the just and proportionate use of every faculty and gift, and not the abolition or abandonment of any.
"It is easier in many cases to pluck out the right eye or to cut off the right hand than to discipline and employ them."
Bishop Westcott.
JUNE 19
"Temperance is reason's girdle and passion's bridle."
Jeremy Taylor.
"Be wary and keep cool. A cool head is as necessary as a warm heart. In any negotiations, steadiness and coolness are invaluable; while they will often carry you in safety through times of danger and difficulty."