This article is based on Mortimer Adler’s article on “Temperance” in The Great Ideas. Definition of Temperance Temperance, or moderation, is simply the appropriate use of pleasures and goods.  Similar virtues: Moderation Associated Vices: Gluttony & Excess Most of the great figures in history are people of passion, drive, limitless energy, and rarely moderation. This is not to say that…

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