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    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."

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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

by Jean Anouilh Found in: Excess Quotes,
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Excess of meats bringeth sickness

Excess of meats bringeth sickness

by Bible Found in: Excess Quotes,
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Excess generally causes reaction, and produces a change in the opposite direction, whether it be in the seasons, or in read more

Excess generally causes reaction, and produces a change in the opposite direction, whether it be in the seasons, or in individuals, or in governments.

by Plato Found in: Excess Quotes,
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Moderation is a fatal thing. . . . Nothing succeeds like excess.

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

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Excess of sorrow laughs, excess of joy weeps.

Excess of sorrow laughs, excess of joy weeps.

by William Blake Found in: Excess Quotes,
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Everything in excess is opposed to nature.

Everything in excess is opposed to nature.

by Hippocrates Found in: Excess Quotes,
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An excess of courtesy is discourtesy

An excess of courtesy is discourtesy

by Japanese Proverb Found in: Excess Quotes,
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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.

by W. Somerset Maugham Found in: Excess Quotes,
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Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.

Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.

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