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In literature, "temperate" is often used to symbolize moderation and balance across various contexts. It describes individuals whose self-restraint and level-headed nature are hallmarks of virtue, as seen when a man is portrayed as avoiding excess and ruling his passions ([1], [2], [3]). At the same time, the term conveys the idea of a mild, moderate climate—a setting that is neither too harsh nor too extreme—suggesting a favorable and harmonious environment ([4], [5], [6]). Philosophical texts further employ "temperate" to denote the measured exercise of reason and the admirable quality of avoiding intemperance, thereby linking ethical conduct with physical and environmental well-being ([7], [8], [9]).
  1. Uncle Albert retorts: Thy aunt Ann Eliza says to tell thee we are temperate drinkers and hope to remain so.
    — from The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) by Ida Husted Harper
  2. His character was simple and temperate, and had none of the vice or indulgence which was afterwards associated with the name of Epicurean.
    — from Meditations by Emperor of Rome Marcus Aurelius
  3. And he is temperate as well as just, for he is the ruler of the desires, and if he rules them he must be temperate.
    — from Symposium by Plato
  4. Wednesday 1804 a temperate day no Indians to day or yesterday.
    — from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark and Meriwether Lewis
  5. The towns and villages have great abundance of everything good, for the climate is extremely temperate, being neither very hot nor very cold.
    — from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Marco Polo and da Pisa Rusticiano
  6. The climate is healthy and temperate, and produces good herbage.
    — from A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama 1497-1499
  7. The temperate is master of himself, but the same person, when intemperate, is also the slave of himself.
    — from The Republic of Plato by Plato
  8. Surely we should say that to be temperate and to possess mind belongs to virtue, and the contrary to vice? CLEINIAS: Certainly. ATHENIAN:
    — from Laws by Plato
  9. Wherefore the temperate man is the friend of God, for he is like Him; and the intemperate man is unlike Him, and different from Him, and unjust.
    — from Laws by Plato

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