Excess Quotes

540 Excess quotes by 425 unique authors

Just as modern man consumes both too many calories and calories of no nutritional value, information workers eat data both in excess and from the… — Tim Ferriss
In excess, most endeavors and possessions take on the characteristics of their opposite. — Tim Ferriss
We must defend freedom of expression and if I had to chose, I prefer the excess of caricature over the excess of censure. — Nicolas Sarkozy
Some people have told me they don't think a fat penguin really embodies the grace of Linux, which just tells me they have never seen… — Linus Torvalds
The first half of fiscal 2006 has been exceptional for Cochlear. Importantly, Cochlear capitalized on a number of opportunities in this half with worldwide market… — Chris Roberts
Optimism is a good characteristic, but if carried to an excess, it becomes foolishness. We are prone to speak of the resources of this country… — Theodore Roosevelt
One of the most admirable effects of Holy Communion is to preserve the soul from sin, and to help those who fall through weakness to… — Ignatius Loyola
Do not spend in excess like one who is careless of what is good, nor be miserly; the mean is best in every case. — Pythagoras
The men of wealth who today are trying to prevent the regulation and control of their business in the interest of the public by the… — Theodore Roosevelt
That the American, by temperament, worked to excess, was true; work and whiskey were his stimulants; work was a form of vice; but he never… — Henry Adams
It is difficult to say which is the greatest evil--to have too violent passions, or to be wholly devoid of them. Controlled with firmness, guided… — Christian Nestell Bovee
I've always been aware of the otherworld, of spirits that exist in that twilight place that lies in the corner of our eyes, of fairie… — Charles de Lint
A man is a golden impossibility. The line he must walk is a hair's breadth. The wise through excess of wisdom is made a fool. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
It is so very easy and so very pleasant, too, to read only books which lead to nothing, light and interesting books, and the more… — Charles Francis Adams, Sr.
There is no excess in the world so commendable as excessive gratitude. — Jean de la Bruyere
A rational reaction against irrational excesses and vagaries of skepticism may * * * readily degenerate into the rival folly of credulity. — William E. Gladstone
A rational reaction against the irrational excesses and vagaries of scepticism may, I admit, readily degenerate into the rival folly of credulity. To be engaged… — William E. Gladstone
An excess of science will leave none of us alive. — R. A. Lafferty
Certainly I believe that God gave us life for happiness, not misery. Humanity, I am sure, will never be made lazy or indifferent by an… — Helen Keller
The age seems sore from excess of stimulation, just as a day or two after a thorough Debauch and long sustained Drinking-match a man feels… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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