Definition of Intemperance

Intemperance

The act of becoming, or state of being, intemperate; excess in any kind of action or indulgence; any immoderate indulgence of the appetites or passions.

Specifically: Habitual or excessive indulgence in alcoholic liquors.

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Intemperance Quotations

A physician is not angry at the intemperance of a mad patient, nor does he take it ill to be railed at by a man in fever. Just so should a wise man treat all mankind, as a physician does his patient, and look upon them only as sick and extravagant.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca

If I am outspoken of the dangers of intemperance to members of our armed forces, it is because we are all especially concerned for the welfare of those who are risking their lives in the cause of freedom.
William Lyon Mackenzie King

I would not wish to imply that most industrial accidents are due to intemperance. But, certainly, temperance has never failed to reduce their number.
William Lyon Mackenzie King

There can be little doubt that absence from work, and inefficient work, are frequently due to intemperance.
William Lyon Mackenzie King

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Intemperance Translations

intemperance in Spanish is intemperancia

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