Moderation Quotes

Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue. Barry Goldwater

Justice Liberty Defense Virtue Extremism Pursuit Moderation Vice

Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice. Thomas Paine

Virtue Temper Principle Always Moderation Vice

I never smoke to excess - that is, I smoke in moderation, only one cigar at a time. Mark Twain

Time Only Excess Never Smoke Moderation

To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation. Saint Augustine

Easier Total Perfect Abstinence Than Moderation Many

If one oversteps the bounds of moderation, the greatest pleasures cease to please. Epictetus

Please Pleasures Bounds Greatest Cease Moderation

The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom. Plato

A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice. Thomas Paine

Good Ought Virtue Temper Principle Always Moderately Moderation Vice Thing

Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess. Oscar Wilde

Nothing Excess Like Moderation Succeeds Thing Fatal

When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation. Alexander Hamilton

Men Once Drawn Observe Bounds Passions Moderation Sword

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

Guide Excess Never Go Moderation Your

My diabetes is such a central part of my life... it did teach me discipline... it also taught me about moderation... I've trained myself to be super-vigilant... because I feel better when I am in control. Sonia Sotomayor

Moderation is the silken string running through the pearl chain of all virtues. Joseph Hall

Virtues String Running Through Moderation Chain Pearl

Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin. Tacitus

Ruin Unless Tempered Generosity Leads Due Moderation Candor

Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit. W. Somerset Maugham

Habit Prevents Excess Occasion Exhilarating Effect Moderation Acquiring

The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom. Aristotle

Wisdom Justice Virtue Consists Moderation

It's not about being thin, it's about being healthy. And when you are a child you like to eat all these unhealthy things like chocolate and sweets. Oh my God. I love strawberries dipped in chocolate and Lion bars and Toffee Crisps - and as you grow up, you have to learn that those things are only good in moderation or you will become very fat. Dionne Bromfield

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Temperance is moderation in the things that are good and total abstinence from the things that are foul. Frances E. Willard

Good Temperance Total Abstinence Moderation Foul Things

The voices of moral authority in the theatre demanded only punctuality and physical performance. In the light of continuing pressure and stress, the occasional lip service paid to moderation was meaningless. Starvation and poisoning were not excesses, but measures taken to stay within the norm. Gelsey Kirkland

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

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Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody. Mark Twain

Hurt Water Taken Moderation Anybody Cannot

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