Temperance basically means moderation. Which is all things like you know, self restraint, self discipline and self control. And it's broadly about balancing short term pleasures with the things that are good for us in long term.
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Willpower is the ability to resist or delay short-term desires to achieve long-term goals. Other names for willpower are self-discipline, self-control, self-regulation, determination, drive. Willpower consists of three things:
Go to sleep early. Having a sense of discipline in our life patterns and routines provides us with a sense of happiness, even if it means depriving ourselves of certain pleasures in the short-term.
Temperance is the virtue that deals with self-control and moderation.ย
Many things can turn into addictions and it is important for happiness that people be moderate and tempered in their lives.
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