STOP AND THINK – Men of intemperate minds cannot be free. Their passions forge their fetters. (Edmund Burke, 18th century Irish statesman and philosopher)
When we do not have control of ourselves and become passionate beyond reason, we easily become the victims of our own excesses. Learning “moderation in all things” is tough, but it can save us from becoming prisoners of our intemperance.
Teach the older men to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, and sound in faith, in love and in endurance. (Titus 2:2)