The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.

The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.

Temperate temperance is best; intemperate temperance injures the cause of temperance.

Temperate temperance is best; intemperate temperance injures the cause of temperance.

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

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

He will always be a slave who does not know how to live upon a little.

He will always be a slave who does not know how to live upon a little.

Moderation is a fatal thing: nothing succeeds like excess.

Moderation is a fatal thing: nothing succeeds like excess.

There is moderation even in excess.

There is moderation even in excess.

'Tis not the eating, nor 'tis not the drinking that is to be blamed, but the excess

'Tis not the eating, nor 'tis not the drinking that is to be blamed, but the excess

What fun it would be to be poor, as long as one was excessively poor! Anything in excess is most read more

What fun it would be to be poor, as long as one was excessively poor! Anything in excess is most exhilarating

It is better to rise from life as from a banquet--neither thirsty nor drunken.

It is better to rise from life as from a banquet--neither thirsty nor drunken.