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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.
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.
To go beyond the bounds of moderation is to outrage humanity.
To go beyond the bounds of moderation is to outrage humanity.
There is moderation even in excess.
There is moderation even in excess.
To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
Moderation is a fatal thing. . . . Nothing succeeds like excess.
Moderation is a fatal thing. . . . Nothing succeeds like excess.
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.
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 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.
