"Temperance is a disposition that restrains our desires for things which it is base to desire."

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Source: 'Contra Julianum' ('Against Julian'). Book by Augustine. Book II, Chapter 8, 22,

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Saint Augustine

Theologian, Philosopher

Saint Augustine was a theologian and philosopher whose works, particularly 'Confessions,' profoundly influenced Christian thought and Western philosophy.

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