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“Inherited aptitudes and traits of temperament count for quite as much as length of habituation in deciding what range of habits will come to dominate any individual's scheme of life.”

Individual Habit Range Length Traits Schemes Temperament Aptitude

Book:A Veblen Treasury: From Leisure Class to War, Peace, and Capitalism

Source: A Veblen Treasury: From Leisure Class to War, Peace, and Capitalism

“Nothing but the cross of Christ can so startle the spiritual nature from its torpor, as to make it an effectual counterpoise to the debasing and sensual tendencies of the race. Favored by temperament and education, individuals may measurably escape; but if the race is to triumph in the conflict between the flesh and the spirit, between the lower propensities and the higher nature, they must, as Constantine is said to have done, see the cross, and on it the motto, "In hoc signo vinces." By this sign we conquer.”

Source: BACCALAUREATE SERMONS, AND OCCASIONAL DISCOURSES

“Although individual temperaments vary, boys are designed to be more assertive, audacious, and excitable than girls are.”

Girl Individual Boys Temperament Vary Assertive Audacious

Author:James Dobson

“People generally will soon understand that writers should be judged, not according to rules and species, which are contrary to nature and art, but according to the immutable principles of the art of composition, and the special laws of their individual temperaments.”

People Should Art Law Literature Individual Principles Special Criticism Species Contrary Judged Composition Temperament Nature And Art

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Victor Hugo (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Victor Hugo (Illustrated)

“Children are just different from one another, especially in temperament. Some are shy, others bold; some active, others quiet; some confident, others less so. Respect for individual differences is in my view the cornerstone of good parent-child relationships.”

Children Different Individual Parent Differences Views Quiet Active Shy Temperament Cornerstones Good Parent Parent Child Individual Differences Parent Child Relationship

Author:Sandra Scarr