Quotes about Moderation

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Sometimes what we lack is the thrill of anticipation or the delay of gratification. We enjoy things far more when we've — Cristin Frank
How many ills, how many infirmities, does man owe to his excesses, his ambition – in a word, to the indulgence of his va — Allan Kardec, The Spirits' Book
I have heard that, with some persons, temperance – that is, moderation – is almost impossible; and if abstinence be an e — Anne Brontë
A cardinal tenet of conservatism is that social inertia is – and ought to be – strong. It discourages and, if necessary, — George F. Will, The Woven Figure: Conservatism and America's Fabric
A veteran artist counsels a less experienced one to start a painting using colors in the middle range so that the painte — David McCullough, The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris
[Obituary of atheist philosopher Richard Robinson]An Atheist's Values is one of the best short accounts of liberalism (a — Nicolas Walter
Both sleep and insomnolency, when immoderate, are bad. — Hippocrates, Aphorisms
Avoid having to pump your brakes by keeping your flow on cruise control. — T.F. Hodge, From Within I Rise: Spiritual Triumph Over Death and Conscious Encounters with "The Divine Presence"
We must remember balance and moderation. Patience can be spiritually enriching and virtuous… but when taken in excess, i — Steve Maraboli, Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience
From too much liberty, my Lucio, libertyAs surfeit is the father of much fast,So every scope of the immoderate useTurns — William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure
One can with but moderate possessions do what one ought. — Aristotle, The Nicomachean Ethics
The limitation of the ethical phenomenon to its place and time does not imply its rejection but, on the contrary, its va — Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Ethics
I am a fan of overdoing something, but not running it into the ground. They are complete opposites with only a fine line — Criss Jami, Killosophy
Everything in balance, everything in moderation – try not to go over the top in any direction but be free to explore & e — Jay Woodman
I advise, however, moderation in this task of setting goals, or else risk becoming tangled up in a Gordian knot of life’ — Andrew Levkoff, A Mixture of Madness
I once heard someone say that the concept of moderation seems a little extreme, and tonight...I agree. — Koren Zailckas, Smashed: Story of a Drunken Girlhood
Fasting may not be as easy as feasting, but after a while it is not too different. Both are extremes. It is not hard to — Eknath Easwaran, The End of Sorrow
The Bible says we're to be moderate in all things. It's good to help others but not at the expense of your own family. — Lori Copeland, Unwrapping Christmas
Even years from now, once I've stopped drinking, I will never stop trusting extremes. I will always believe that anythin — Koren Zailckas, Smashed: Story of a Drunken Girlhood
It is best to rise from life as from a banquet neither thirsty nor drunken. — Aristotle