Edward Stanley Quotes

STANLEY, Edward Quotes

(1779-1849), English bishop and naturalist

Temper

An attribute so precious, that it becomes a virtue, is a gentle and constant equality of temper. What an unutterable charm does it give to the society of the man who possesses it! How is at possible to avoid loving him whom we always find with serenity on his brow, and a smile on his countenance!