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Temperance (Noun)

The trait of avoiding excesses.

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

The yogi's pursuit of a balanced life was guided by the principle of temperance, avoiding extremes of all kinds.
Through years of self-discipline, she had cultivated temperance in her spending habits, saving a substantial portion of her income.
He preached the virtues of temperance, advocating for a middle path between reckless abandon and excessive restraint.
As a child, he had struggled with overindulgence, but with age and experience, he developed a sense of temperance that served him well in his relationships.
In the artist's rendering of the cardinal virtues, Temperance was depicted as a calm and gentle figure, mixing and balancing opposing forces.