If you lose your temper at a newspaper columnist, he'll get rich or famous or both.

One day I sat thinking, almost in despair; a hand fell on my shoulder and a voice said reassuringly; 'Cheer up, things could be worse' So I cheered up, and sure enough, things got worse

It is only our bad temper that we put down to being tired or worried or hungry; we put our good temper down to ourselves.

It is only our bad temper that we put down to being tired or worried or hungry; we put our good temper down to ourselves

I have a little bit of a temper, but it's ... a useless temper, ... It doesn't accomplish anything, generally. It's just a lot of ranting and raving and nothing, so David (Chase) probably saw that and put it into the character.

Temper is a weapon that we hold by the blade.