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Definition of Temperate
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Temperate
Moderate; not excessive; as, temperate heat; a temperate climate. Not marked with passion; not violent; cool; calm; as, temperate language. Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions; as, temperate in eating and drinking. Proceeding from temperance. To render temperate; to moderate; to soften; to temper. Related Definitions:
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Temperate Quotations
Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, brave by doing brave acts. Aristotle We become just by performing just action, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing brave action. Aristotle The man who is aware of himself is henceforward independent; and he is never bored, and life is only too short, and he is steeped through and through with a profound yet temperate happiness. Richard M. Nixon In setting out the walls of a city the choice of a healthy situation is of the first importance: it should be on high ground, neither subject to fogs nor rains; its aspects should be neither violently hot nor intensely cold, but temperate in both respects. Marcus V. Pollio A drunkard is one thing, and a temperate man is quite another. Arthur Keith |
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Temperate Translations
temperate in Dutch is nuchter, bezadigd, sober, matig temperate in French is sobre temperate in Italian is moderato temperate in Latin is siccus temperate in Spanish is moderado, templado |
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