(309 quotes found)
“Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.”
Oscar Wilde
“Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.”
Saint Augustine
“The heart is great which shows moderation in the midst of prosperity.”
Seneca
“The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom.”
Aristotle
“To insure good health: eat lightly, breathe deeply, live moderately, cultivate cheerfulness, and maintain an interest in life.”
William Londen
“Exactness and neatness in moderation is a virtue, but carried to extremes narrows the mind.”
Francois Fenelon
“Let's not quibble! I'm the foe of moderation, the champion of excess. If I may lift a line from a die-hard whose identity is lost in the shuffle, I'd rather be strongly wrong than weakly right..”
Tallulah Bankhead
“Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice”
Thomas Paine
“Moderate profits fill the purse.”
Italian Proverb
“Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.”
Marcus Tullius Cicero