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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 commonly firm, and firmness is commonly successful
Moderation is commonly firm, and firmness is commonly successful
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.
Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation.
Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation.
Temperate temperance is best; intemperate temperance injures the cause of temperance.
Temperate temperance is best; intemperate temperance injures the cause of temperance.
Moderation, which consists in an indifference about little things, and in a prudent and well-proportioned zeal about things of importance, read more
Moderation, which consists in an indifference about little things, and in a prudent and well-proportioned zeal about things of importance, can proceed from nothing but true knowledge, which has its foundation in self-acquaintance.
Whatever you do, do it in moderation
Whatever you do, do it in moderation
Moderation is a fatal thing: nothing succeeds like excess.
Moderation is a fatal thing: nothing succeeds like excess.
It is the sign of a great mind to dislike greatness, and prefer things in measure to things in excess.
It is the sign of a great mind to dislike greatness, and prefer things in measure to things in excess.
