Associations to the word «Intemperance»

Wiktionary

INTEMPERANCE, noun. Lack of moderation or temperance; excess
INTEMPERANCE, noun. Drunkenness; gluttony

Dictionary definition

INTEMPERANCE, noun. The quality of being intemperate.
INTEMPERANCE, noun. Consumption of alcoholic drinks.
INTEMPERANCE, noun. Excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence; "the intemperance of their language".

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras