Quotes of Moderation - somelinesforyou

“ Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess. ”

- Oscar Wilde

“ A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice. ”

- Thomas Paine

“ Everything in moderation — including moderation. ”

- Harvey Steiman

“ Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin. ”

- Publius Cornelius Tacitus

“ My God, Mr. Chairman, at this moment I stand astonished at my own moderation! ”

- Robert Clive

“ A little more moderation would be good. Of course, my life hasn't exactly been one of moderation. ”

- Donald Trump

“ Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide. ”

- Cicero

“ Moderation is a virtue only in those who are thought to have an alternative. ”

- Henry Kissinger

“ There is nothing wrong with sobriety in moderation. ”

- John Ciardi

“ Any plan conceived in moderation must fail when the circumstances are set in extremes. ”

- Klemens Von Metternich

“ Even moderation ought not to be practiced to excess. ”

- Unknown

“ Exactness and neatness in moderation is a virtue, but carried to extremes narrows the mind. ”

- Francois de Salignac Fenelon

“ It speaks volumes for a person that when placed in quite different situations, they display the same spirit of moderation. ”

- Unknown

“ Moderation in people who are contented comes from that calm that good fortune lends to their spirit. ”

- Francois De La Rochefoucauld

“ Moderation is an ostentatious proof of our strength of character. ”

- Francois De La Rochefoucauld

“ Moderation is the inseparable companion of wisdom, but with it genius has not even a nodding acquaintance. ”

- Charles Caleb Colton

“ Moderation. Small helpings. Sample a little bit of everything. These are the secrets of happiness and good health. ”

- Julia Child

“ Only action gives life strength, only moderation gives it charm. ”

- Jean Paul Richter

“ Out of moderation a pure happiness springs. ”

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“ Temperance is moderation in the things that are good and total abstinence from the things that are foul. ”

- Frances E. Willard

“ There is such a thing as moderation, even in telling the truth. ”

- Vera Johnson

“ To go beyond the bounds of moderation is to outrage humanity. ”

- Blaise Pascal

“ The credo of the average American is all things in moderation. This is the same average American that is about 20 pounds overweight and has a one out of four chance of dying from heart disease. ”

- Bo Bennett

“ Moderation is commonly firm, and firmness is commonly successful. ”

- Samuel Johnson

“ There's no evidence not to drink in moderation, but we are not ready to be advocating this either. ”

- Robert Adams

“ I think moderation is the key. In small amounts, it has not proved to be harmful. One or two cups a day doesn't seem to cause problems for most people. ”

- Jennifer James

“ We're not asking anybody here to stop what you're doing. We're asking you to do what you're doing in moderation. There's a scripture that says let your moderation be known unto all men. ”

- James Jones

“ Only action gives life strength, only moderation gives it charm. ”

- Jean Paul

“ You will go most safely in the middle. ”

- Ovid

“ Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains. ”

- Democritus
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