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Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation.
Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation.
Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.
Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.
To go beyond the bounds of moderation is to outrage humanity.
To go beyond the bounds of moderation is to outrage humanity.
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.
There is moderation even in excess.
There is moderation even in excess.
The choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation.
The choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation.
Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.
Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.
Temperate temperance is best; intemperate temperance injures the cause of temperance.
Temperate temperance is best; intemperate temperance injures the cause of temperance.
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.
