Different Temperaments can create harmony.
SANGUINE
| Strengths: | Weaknesses: |
| Storytelling | Exaggeration |
| Colorful descriptions | Lies |
| Commanding voice | Loud mouth |
| Friendly nature | Talks to anyone |
| Free thinker | Undisciplined |
| Casual attitude | No sense of time |
| Un worried nor | Late for everything |
| Loves to shop | Overspends, in debt |
| Generous | Gives to everyone |
| Optimistic | Can’t think ahead |
| Spontaneous | Never plans |
| Magnetic personay | Fills the house up |
| Strengths: | Weaknesses |
| Neat and meticulous | Obsessive neatness |
| Money manager | Stingy |
| Deep thinker | Won’t talk |
MELANCHOLY
| Strengths: | Weaknesses: |
| Neat and meticulous | Obsessive Neatness |
| Money manager | Stingy |
| Deep thinker | Won’t talk |
| Introspective | Brooding |
| Serious mind | Depressed |
| Plans ahead | No spontaneity |
| Persistent | Won’t give up |
| Sensitive | Easily hurt |
| Analytical | Takes forever |
| Idealistic | Out of touch |
| Detailed | Nit-picking |
| Long-term memory | Unforgiving |
CHOLERIC
| Strengths: | Weaknesses: |
| Strong leader | Bossy |
| Quick thinker | Foolhardy decisions |
| Good at business | Takes impulsive steps |
| Works hard | Becomes workaholic |
| Persuasive | Con artist |
| Strong-willed | Stubborn |
| Competitive | Must win |
| Self-reliant | Doesn’t need you |
| Straight talk | lnsulting |
| Fast decisions | Impatient |
PHLEGMATIC
| Strengths: | Weaknesses: |
| Easygoing | Lazy |
| Peaceful | Not exciting |
| Enjoys good TV | Watches anything |
| Appears to listen | Tunes you out |
| Smiles and nods | Doesn’t hear a word |
| Cool, detached look | Is detached |
| Consistent | Stuck in a rut |
| Adaptable | Indecisive |
| Soft, low voice | Mumbles |
| Fits in anywhere | Lost in the crowd |
| Balanced thinker | No opinion |
| Seductive look | Too tired |
From ‘Personality Plus” by Florence Littauer Revell Books. 2001.