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The art of stopping before the universe stops you, but with more dignity.
means Moderation and self-restraint, especially in indulgence — and in some movements, total abstinence from alcohol.
from From Latin temperantia, 'moderation,' built on temperare, 'to mix in proper proportion, to restrain.' The same verb gives us 'temper' (as in tempering steel or one's mood) — the underlying image is of balancing and blending so nothing runs to excess. It traveled through Old French temprance into English in the medieval period, long before the 19th-century Temperance Movement narrowed it, for many, to a pledge against drink.
- failed experiment
- Prohibition birthed organized crime and worse bathtub gin
- card meaning
- Tarot's Temperance means balance, not just saying no
- cardinal virtue
- One of Plato's four pillars of good living
- name origin
- Latin temperare means to mix properly, not abstain
- movement muscle
- Temperance crusaders helped win women the vote
temperance movement — us social campaign that led to prohibition (1920-1933), banning alcohol nationwide
wctu — women's christian temperance union founded 1874, largest women's organization of 19th century america
carrie nation — kansas temperance activist who smashed saloons with a hatchet starting in 1900