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Living with Serenity: The 10 Stoic Principles of Temperance.

Temperance is simply voluntary self-control, it is about resisting rather than reacting, it is the ability to make a decision rather than being driven by impulses. According to the Stoics, temperance is one of the four fundamental virtues that human beings should have, along with wisdom, justice and courage.