Among Scorpio's most important tasks, astrologers say, are ridding themselves of the tendency to be judgmental and tempering their insight with compassion.
What does "tempering insight with compassion" mean?
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Have you looked up the verb temper? What did you find?– StoneyB on hiatusCommented Apr 28, 2017 at 17:55
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@StoneyB,thanx,I think I got it,it means that I have to fill my heart with compassion, I thought I have to get rid of compassion by tempering it .– VikramCommented Apr 28, 2017 at 17:58
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In materials science, tempering (speaking very broadly) takes a brittle substance (like glass or cold-rolled metal) and uses heating or cooling to impart more toughness (i.e., resistance to shattering).
The word has been borrowed in common usage to indicate the lessening or balancing of a harsh or unforgiving attribute.
In your case, an insightful Scorpio should "temper" their clever perceptiveness, which otherwise might lead them to judge harshly, with compassion.
Definition 9: http://www.dictionary.com/browse/temper
Read the "Word Origin and History" on that page for a bit more insight, including how the many meanings of temper all find their origin in the word's original use in material science.
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1I agree with your summary. "insight" does not need tempering. So I'm going to be harsh and judgmental and say that the quotation about the astrological sign is mush.– TimRCommented Apr 28, 2017 at 18:21