As character comprises the entire sphere of the educated will, so temperament is nothing else than the sum of our natural inclinations and tendencies… - Ernst, Baron von Feuchtersleben

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As character comprises the entire sphere of the educated will, so temperament is nothing else than the sum of our natural inclinations and tendencies. Inclination is the material of the will, developing itself when controlled, into character, and when controlling, into passions. Temperament is, therefore, the root of our passions; and the latter, like the former, may be distinguished into two principal classes. Intelligent psychologists and physicians have always recognised this fact...