Wine, not too much, inspires and make the mind,to the soft joys of Venus strong inclined,which, buried in excess, unapt to love,stupidly… — Ovid Copy Share Image
The supply of good fellows is by no means in excess of the demand. A man has only to hoist the flag… — Robert Smith Surtees Copy Share Image
Remember, that when I speak of pleasures I always mean the elegant pleasures of a rational being, and not the brutal ones… — Lord Chesterfield Copy Share Image
To gild refined gold, to paint the lily... is wasteful and ridiculous excess — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
What the altar-bound of today end up buying from their numberless vendors is a dog's breakfast of bridal excess - part society… — Caitlin Flanagan Copy Share Image
I'm of those who believe that excesses in all matters are not a good idea, whether it's formation of bubbles, whether it's… — Christine Lagarde Copy Share Image
Evil has no substance of its own, but is only the defect, excess, perversion, or corruption of that which has substance. — John Henry Newman Copy Share Image
The novice in the military art flew from point to point, retarding his own preparations by the excess of his violent and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The body oppressed by excesses bears down the mind, and depresses to the earth any portion of the divine spirit we had… — Horace Copy Share Image
In everything the middle course is best: all things in excess bring trouble to men. — Titus Maccius Plautus Copy Share Image
What embitters the world is not excess of criticism, but an absence of self-criticism. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, To guard a title that was rich before, To gild refined gold, to paint the… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
We are a country of excess. So it's not the violence, per se, but the exacerbation and constant repetition. — Norman Lear Copy Share Image
In the fetus, or a really young child, all the different brain areas are connected to each other, diffusely. And as the… — Vilayanur S. Ramachandran Copy Share Image
The age seems sore from excess of stimulation, just as a day or two after a thorough Debauch and long sustained Drinking-match… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
In excess, most endeavors and possessions take on the characteristics of their opposite. — Tim Ferriss Copy Share Image
I wonder what especial sanctity attaches itself to fifteen minutes. It is always the maximum and the minimum of time which will… — Agnes Repplier Copy Share Image
It's a bit like school camp, shooting a film. Everyone's on heat. It's a strange energy. It's full of adrenalin. I funnel… — Alice Englert Copy Share Image
Heaven's Way is like stretching a bow. The high is lowered and the low is raised. Excess is reduced and deficiency is… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Security and care of the objects is paramount. Arty composition comes after everything is safe from greasy fingers, humidity or excess light. — Grayson Perry Copy Share Image
we live in a world of excess: too many kinds of coffee, too many magazines, too many types of bread, too many… — Corinne Maier Copy Share Image
Excess in moderation: don't drink a few beers every day after work, wait 'till the end of the month and drink all… — Doug Stanhope Copy Share Image
