Excess Quotes

540 quotes by 436 authors

We have almost succeeded in leveling all human activities to the common denominator of securing the necessities of life and providing for their abundance. — Hannah Arendt
The desire of excessive power caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge caused men to fall. — Francis Bacon
Excess of joy is harder to bear than any amount of sorrow. — Honore de Balzac
Job growth well in excess of population increase would be a very good thing if it were only that easy. — Bob Beauprez
Careful economic research has shown public-sector workers receive a level of compensation, pension benefits, and retiree health coverage in excess of what comparable workers in… — Bob Beauprez
As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand. — Josh Billings
For there is no defense for a man who, in the excess of his wealth, has kicked the great altar of Justice out of sight. — Aeschylus
The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom. — William Blake
Never order food in excess of your body weight. — Erma Bombeck
The passions are like fire, useful in a thousand ways and dangerous only in one, through their excess. — Christian Nestell Bovee
I am bound to add that the excess in too little has ever proved in me more dangerous than the excess in too much; the… — Giacomo Casanova
I learned very early that our health is always impaired by some excess either of food or abstinence, and I never had any physician except… — Giacomo Casanova
Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Quarrels often arise in marriages when the bridal gifts are excessive. — Antisthenes
I'm the foe of moderation, the champion of excess. If I may lift a line from a die-hard whose identity is lost in the shuffle,… — Tallulah Bankhead
The passions of a revolution are apt to hurry even good men into excesses. — Alexander Hamilton
Prayer can never be in excess. — Charles Spurgeon
Suave molecules of Mocha stir up your blood, without causing excess heat; the organ of thought receives from it a feeling of sympathy; work becomes… — Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
Breakfast is a personal ritual that can only be properly observed alone, and in a spirit of genuine excess. The food factor should always be… — Hunter S. Thompson
A prince, therefore, must not mind incurring the charge of cruelty for the purpose of keeping his subjects united and confident; for, with a very… — Niccolo Machiavelli

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