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The choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation.
The choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation.
Moderation is the inseparable companion of wisdom, but with it genius has not even a nodding acquaintance.
Moderation is the inseparable companion of wisdom, but with it genius has not even a nodding acquaintance.
Moderation is commonly firm, and firmness is commonly successful
Moderation is commonly firm, and firmness is commonly successful
Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.
Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.
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.
Temperance is moderation in the things that are good and total abstinence from the things that are foul.
Temperance is moderation in the things that are good and total abstinence from the things that are foul.
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.
To go beyond the bounds of moderation is to outrage humanity.
To go beyond the bounds of moderation is to outrage humanity.
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.
