temperance, n.Definitions

Temperance is the noblest gift of the Gods.

Temperance is a certain cure.

Temperance is the moderating of one's desires in obedience to reason.

Temperance is the cardinal virtue.

Temperance is the nurse of chastity.

Temperance is the love of health, or the inability to overindulge.

Temperance is a disposition of the mind which sets bounds to the passions.

Temperance is, along with work, the best physician of man... labor sharpens the appetite, and temperance prevents from indulging to excess.