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Temperance

Temperance meaning

Habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the natural appetites and passions; restrained or moderate indulgence. | Moderation, and sometimes abstinence, in respect to using intoxicating liquors. | Moderation of passion; calmness.

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In 1852, they founded the New York Women's State Temperance Society after Anthony was prevented from speaking at a temperance conference because she was a woman.

A studio album, produced by ASTRUD and son MARCELO, “Temperance,” was released by the PONY CANYON label in ASIA in late 1997, comprised entirely of GILBERTO’s own original compositions, featuring MICHAEL FRANKS and both her sons.

However, I urge you all to celebrate with temperance, as this victory is not the exclusive preserve of any one political party.

Nigeria is a complex entity, and as such temperance and balance is fundamental.

People travel from far and wide to see Gooseberry Falls, the waterfalls at Temperance River, and a bunch of others.

Temperance Donaire plays a monster-painted piano for her family on Oct. 10 in Santa Barbara, Calif. This piano was painted by Jen Swain and sits on the corner of Anapamu and State streets.

The philosophy that has made most sense to Field, he says, came from the British Idealist movement, followers of the temperance reformer TH Green, who “tried to take the honey out the Christian hive and put it into new hives.

We found ourselves at cocktail lounge Club 616. The bar possesses a full liquor license but during our visit, the drink selections we sought out at 616 were from its temperance – or zero-proof – section.

It’s a lot easier to get a drink in Westerville today than it was in 1875, but the spirit of the temperance movement still makes its presence felt in the names of streets and businesses.

It should be noted that there was a kind of a racist component to some in the temperance movement and they did this very publicly.

She explained how much they loved the building and the potential they saw in it: as a living space, as a headquarters for Temperance Tonics and as a community hub where the couple could throw events.

This envisaged genteel resort boasted large brick bungalows and villas, a temperance hotel along with a church, and even shops accompanied by a tavern.

This shows the virtue of temperance, which is one of the seven virtues by which the Church declares someone to be a saint.

Town start their season on Saturday at home to Kislingbury Temperance (11am), who can call on the services of Northants first-team opener Ricardo Vasconcelos.

According to him, it is a good mix of motivators and technocrats, enthusiasm and experience, passion and temperance.

I have lived in town for approximately 25 years and live on Temperance Hill Drive with my wife Cindy and daughter Taylor.

The 13-year experiment with nationwide temperance was over.

What had once been a rustic temperance community was defenseless against, "the blight that consumed Los Angeles at the end of the twentieth century," Williams writes, and was now subjected to taxes and assessments from L.A. officials.

Yet, the substance is that they give consistently planned minutes to recouping addicts to get back in contact with their healing, manage any waiting issues, and get the sort of sympathetic help they have to keep up their temperance.

But the original intent is that of a temperance song, and that's how Lankum approach it, with a sustained heaviness to match the story's consequence and building sense of regret.