Temperance is pounding the table
instead of pounding your neighbor
Temperance is grinding your teeth
instead of grinding your foe to bits
Temperance is words held back
instead of shouting back
Temperance is silent suffering
instead of loudly complaining
Temperance is turning your back
instead of fighting back
Temperance is philosophizing hard:
“It takes courage to be a coward”
(If of heart attack you’re not dead
you’re the coolest guy indeed).
