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Letter "T" » tempered
«Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable.»
Author: Sydney Smith
(Clergyman, Essayist, Wit)
| About:
Regret,
Time
| Keywords:
inconsolable, regret, tempered, tempering
«The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination.»
Author: Voltaire
(Philosopher, Writer)
| Keywords:
assassination, benevolent, good temper, government, occasional, tempered, tempering, tyrannies, tyranny
«The worst-tempered people I've ever met were the people who knew they were wrong.»
«The ideal state for a philosopher, indeed, is celibacy tempered by polygamy»
«The budget should be balanced. Public debt should be reduced. The arrogance of officialdom should be tempered, and assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed, lest Rome become bankrupt.»
Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero
(Lawyer, Orator, Scholar, Statesman, Writer)
| Keywords:
assistance, balanced, bankrupt, bankrupts, budget, curtail, lands, officialdom, public debt, public lands, Rome, tempered
«The ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination.»
Author: Voltaire
(Philosopher, Writer)
| Keywords:
assassination, democracy, form of government, ideal, tempered
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