Pupils found him a somewhat choleric and exacting master and a great recluse from academic society.
en.wikipedia.org These last four, named for the humors with which they were associatedthat is, sanguine, choleric, melancholic and phlegmatic, eventually became better known than the others.
en.wikipedia.org A person showing signs of phlegmatism might have been served wine (a choleric drink and the direct opposite humor to phlegmatic) to balance this.
en.wikipedia.org As indicated in the subtitle, each of its four movements is a musical sketch of a humor of the four temperaments: choleric, phlegmatic, melancholic, and sanguine.
en.wikipedia.org This is also related to the classical elements of air, water, earth, and fire; as sanguine, phlegmatic, melancholic, and choleric, respectively.
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