Excess Quotes

540 Excess quotes by 425 unique authors

Excesses accomplish nothing. Disorder immediately defeats itself. — Woodrow Wilson
An excess of development can undermine the most ephemeral but distinctive tool a writer possesses: authorial voice. A writer's voice is as individual and marked… — David Wright
It is true that zeal is the soul of the virtues, but most certainly, Monsieur, it must be according to knowledge, as Saint Paul says;… — Vincent de Paul
"The suspect had experienced a ballistic interlude earlier in the evening," Miss Pao said, "regrettably not filmed, and relieved himself of excess velocity by means… — Neal Stephenson
We do not get ice-cream every where, and so, when we do, we are apt to dissipate to excess. — Mark Twain
Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit. It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse… — W. Somerset Maugham
Again, it is possible to fail in many ways (for evil belongs to the class of the unlimited and good to that of the limited),… — Aristotle
We are no longer in a state of growth; we are in a state of excess. We are living in a society of excrescence. The… — Jean Baudrillard
Well, as you know, we're working through a difficult period in our financial markets right now as we work off some of the past excesses.… — Henry Paulson
People endure what they endure and they deal with it. It may corrupt them. It may lead them into all sorts of compensatory excesses. — Dennis Potter
Misfortune occurs or can occur to anyone, of any sort of character. The eudaimonic has more resources to avoid it (being in autonomous control of… — Kenny Smith
Parents who indulge themselves 'in moderation' may have children who indulge themselves to excess. — Richard L. Evans
Our vices are the excesses of our virtues. — Pleasant Rowland
Excess is part of my nature. Dullness is a disease. I really need danger and excitement. I'm never scared of putting myself out on a… — Freddie Mercury
The sweetest things become the most bitter by excess. — Democritus
Success is not a process of accumulating wealth, building mass relationship or collecting things in excess, but developing, excelling, fostering and growing the happiness for… — Unknown Author
We learned long ago that liberty could be preserved only by limiting in some way the freedom of action of individuals; that otherwise liberty would… — Louis D. Brandeis
Perhaps I have lived my life to excess, but know what â€” if I had it to do over again, I would overdo it again. — Robert Breault
Exaggeration is in the course of things. Nature sends no creature, no man into the world, without adding a small excess of his proper quality.… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The constant habit of perusing devout books is so indispensable, that it has been termed the oil of the lamp of prayer. Too much reading,… — Hannah More

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