Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit.

Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit.

Going beyond is as bad as falling short.

Going beyond is as bad as falling short.

Let's not quibble! I'm the foe of moderation, the champion of excess. If I may lift a line from a read more

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."

An excess of courtesy is discourtesy

An excess of courtesy is discourtesy

The choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation.

The choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation.

Only actions give life strength; only moderation gives it charm.

Only actions give life strength; only moderation gives it charm.

Moderation is commonly firm, and firmness is commonly successful

Moderation is commonly firm, and firmness is commonly successful

Whatever you do, do it in moderation

Whatever you do, do it in moderation

I know that many have been taught to think that moderation, in a case like this, is a sort of read more

I know that many have been taught to think that moderation, in a case like this, is a sort of treason