An excess of courtesy is discourtesy

An excess of courtesy is discourtesy

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."

Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.

Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.

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.

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

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

Everything in excess is opposed to nature.

Everything in excess is opposed to nature.

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

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

The excess of our youth are checks written against our age and they are payable with interest thirty years later

The excess of our youth are checks written against our age and they are payable with interest thirty years later

Excess of sorrow laughs, excess of joy weeps.

Excess of sorrow laughs, excess of joy weeps.