c1890 Kirton's Standard Temperance Reciter Antiquarian English Reference Book

The Standard Temperance Reciter - A Collection Of Dialogues, Recitations and Readings In Prose and Poetry....

Edited by John W. Kirton

Published by Ward, Lock, Bowden & Co: London c1890 (undated)

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"Temperance in its modern use is defined as moderation or voluntary self-restraint. It is typically described in terms of what a person voluntarily refrains from doing. This includes restraint from revenge by practicing mercy and forgiveness, restraint from arrogance by practicing humility and modesty, restraint from excesses such as extravagant luxury or splurging, restraint from overindulgence in food and drink, and restraint from rage or craving by practicing calmness and equanimity."