Going beyond is as bad as falling short.

Going beyond is as bad as falling short.

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.

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

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

Moderation is a virtue only in those who are thought to have an alternative.

Moderation is a virtue only in those who are thought to have an alternative.

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

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

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.

Moderation is a fatal thing: nothing succeeds like excess.

Moderation is a fatal thing: nothing succeeds like excess.

Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation.

Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation.

Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains

Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains