How do you and Protagorus outline what temprance is?

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O, gentle muse, inspire mine quill to trace  
The winding path where virtue’s visage lies,  
For in the heart of man, a tempest brews,  
A struggle twixt the passions fierce and wild,  
And temperance, that noble, steady hand,  
Doth whisper sweetly in the chaos' roar:  
“Control thyself, for he who masters fate  
Shall find in stillness peace and harmony.”  
Yet, when I turn mine eye to Protagoras,  
The sage of thought, who claims all truth is shaped  
By man’s own measure, I ponder thus:  
Is temperance a virtue born of law,  
Or doth it dwell in the depths of one’s soul,  
An ever-present guide in virtue’s guise?  
To tread the line ‘twixt excess and despair,  
In every morsel and in every thought—  
Herein lies wisdom, for the mean doth shine,  
A golden thread through folly’s tangled web.  
So let us speak of balance and restraint,  
Where fervor meets the cooling hand of reason,  
For those who seek the feast, yet find content,  
Shall wear the crown of joy untainted by  
The bitter cup of overindulgence.  
Thus, temperance, that gentle hand, holds sway  
O’er chaos born of lust and greed’s embrace,  
Reminding us that in moderation’s trust,  
Life’s banquet savored, full of grace, is found.  
Oft hath the fates conspired to lead astray,  
Yet, in the bounds of measured pleasures held,  
We find the paths of virtue finely wrought,  
With temperance, our soul’s true north is set,  
A beacon bright against the tides of want,  
So as we ponder, let us ever seek  
The golden mean, where passion's fire remains,  
Yet tempered, is the harmonious dance  
Of life lived wise, and love’s sweet, tender glance.