| Temperance is defined as moderation or | | | | Temperate is a very important principle in terms |
| self-restraint in action and statement. You could | | | | of management in small businesses. It is a word |
| also say that temperance is the ability you | | | | which embodies the heart of Self-Control. |
| possess to control yourself. Your strength of will, | | | | As you go about managing your ideas and various |
| your discipline. A great English poet has stated, | | | | business activities, control of your feelings and |
| "The happiness of a man in this life does not | | | | passions is an important characteristic. You ought |
| consist in the absence but in the mastery of his | | | | to rule over your emotions whether you're |
| passions." Success in both home and business life | | | | experiencing extreme happiness or extreme |
| can be obtained when we empower ourselves | | | | sadness; neither emotion will help you in business. |
| through using self-restraint or temperance. | | | | |