ABSTRACT
By the temper of a man we mean something allied to, though distinct from, both disposition and temperament. The temper of a man seems to be the expression of the way in which the conative impulses work within him. The men differ widely in respect of the strength or urgency of their impulses seems clear. The fiery, impatient, energetic man who, when once moved by impulse or desire, cannot rest until he has attained his goal does not differ from the placid or sluggish man merely in having less self-control. The factors of temperament are in the main determined in the innate constitution of each man. Temperaments being resultants of so many diverse factors, it necessarily follows that the varieties of temperament are innumerable, and that the temperament of any man cannot be adequately characterized by one or a few adjectives.
