"What these studies suggest is that romantic love serves a very important function, tempering our natural desire to pay attention to, and to continuously seek out, the best available mate," he says.
Instead, they knew that our power grows through its prudent use; our security emanates from the justness of our cause, the force of our example, the tempering qualities of humility and restraint.
Our security emanates from the justness of our cause; the force of our example; the tempering qualities of humility and restraint.
That last part - "according to his ability or achievement" -is the tempering phrase, a shrewd bit of expectations management.
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