Excess Quotes

540 Excess quotes by 425 unique authors

Wisdom has its excesses, and has no less need of moderation than folly. — Michel de Montaigne
Gluttony is the source of all our infirmities and the fountain of all our diseases. As a lamp is choked by a superabundance of oil,… — Marion LeRoy Burton
The desire of power in excess caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge in excess caused man to fall: but in charity there… — Francis Bacon
Hope itself is a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness which this world affords; but, like all other pleasures immoderately enjoyed, the excesses… — Samuel Johnson
Nature never hurries: atom by atom, little by little, she achieves her work. The lesson one learns from yachting or planting is the manners of… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
There is an elementary aspiration which undergirds the humane impulse in our history and our culture and binds us together as political activists. This is… — Paul Wellstone
It was the time when they loved each other best, without hurry or excess, when both were most conscious of and grateful for their incredible… — Gabriel Garcia Marquez
It is better to err by excess of mercy than by excess of severity. . .Wilt thou become a Saint? Be severe to thyself but… — Saint John Chrysostom
When it comes to satisfying our spiritual appetites, there is no such thing as excess. There are no restraints placed on us by God. There… — Sam Storms
Let's share our abundance and make our country stronger. We can encourage programs that collect and distribute excess prepared food to local organizations that are… — John Travolta
Both belly bulge and love handles are about excess body fat, not lack of muscle. Crunches and ab exercises are therefore not the solution. The… — Jillian Michaels
So distribution should undo excess, and each man have enough. — William Shakespeare
Ours is a culture based on excess, on overproduction; the result is a steady loss of sharpness in our sensory experience. All the conditions of… — Susan Sontag
High self esteem people can surely be knocked down by an excess of troubles, but they are quickerto pick themselves up again. — Nathaniel Branden
The new fashion is to talk about the most private parts of your life; other fashion is to repent of your excesses and to criticize… — Mick Jagger
Anything worth doing is worth doing to excess. — Edwin Land
Why, sir, Sherry is dull, naturally dull; but it must have taken him a great deal of pains to become what we now see him.… — Samuel Johnson
To be a good Briton, a man must trade profitably, marry respectably, live cleanly, avoid excess, revere the established order, and wear his heart in… — William Ernest Henley
A home is a home, and excess supply leads to prices falling. — Nouriel Roubini
You can only realize change if you live simply. Once people want enormous excess, you can hardly do social change. — bell hooks
The pain of losing my child was a cleansing experience. I had to throw overboard all excess baggage and keep only what is essential. — Isabel Allende
I believe that government should confine itself to the public realm and that it should be as stripped down as possible, within reason. It should… — Camille Paglia
The classic hat image was during the Forties and Fifties, and Elizabeth Taylor was the epitome of that; she was the ultimate celebrity of excess… — Philip Treacy
My father always cooks more polenta than he needs for a meal. The excess he spreads on an oiled surface and chills. Next day, he… — Yotam Ottolenghi
Undergraduate life on college campuses tends in the direction of neopagan excess. — Stanley Hauerwas

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