Careful Words

temperate (adj.)

Who can be wise, amazed, temperate and furious,

Loyal and neutral, in a moment?

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): Macbeth. Act ii. Sc. 3.

The reason firm, the temperate will,

Endurance, foresight, strength, and skill;

A perfect woman, nobly planned,

To warn, to comfort, and command.

William Wordsworth (1770-1850): She was a Phantom of Delight.