Extremes Quotes

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The main qualities that had earned him this universal respect in the service were, first, an extreme indulgence towards people, based on his awareness of… — Leo Tolstoy
What keeps faith cheerful is the extreme persistence of gentleness and humor. Gentleness is everywhere in daily life, a sign that faith rules through ordinary… — Garrison Keillor
There is no vice which humankind carries to such wild extremes as that of avarice. — Jonathan Swift
Extreme justice is often injustice. — Jean Racine
Extreme cold when it first arrives seems to generate cheerfulness and sociability. For a few hours all life's dubious problems are dropped in favor of… — Elwyn Brooks White
Perfect courage and utter cowardice are two extremes which rarely occur. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
In clothes as well as speech, the man of sense Will shun all these extremes that give offense, Dress unaffectedly, and, without haste, Follow the… — Moliere
To lose one's self in reverie, one must be either very happy, or very unhappy. Reverie is the child of extremes. — Antoine Rivarol
The extreme pleasure we take in speaking of ourselves should make us apprehensive that it gives hardly any to those who listen to us. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
There is nothing so extreme that is not allowed by the custom of some nation or other. — Michel de Montaigne
There exists, at the bottom of all abasement and misfortune, a last extreme which rebels and joins battle with the forces of law and respectability… — Victor Hugo
Keep a mid course between two extremes. — Unknown Author
Laughter and weeping, the Greek masks of comedy and tragedy, mark the extremes of a continuous spectrum; both provide channels for the overflow of emotion;… — Arthur Koestler
Yet in a society of conflicting interests the only democratic way in which matters can be improved is through politics, and politics means the compromising… — Gore Vidal
We think in youth that our bodies are identical to ourselves and have the same interests, but discover later in life that they are heartless… — Rebecca West
I tend to think having that extreme of color, that kind of black, is amazingly beautiful...and powerful. What I was thinking to do with my… — Kerry James Marshall
Some of the best trades come when everyone gets very panicky. The crowd can often act very stupidly in the markets. You can picture price… — Linda Bradford Raschke
Every virtue is a mean between two extremes, each of which is a vice. — Aristotle
The crimes of extreme civilization are probably worse than those of extreme barbarism, because of their refinement, the corruption they presuppose, and their superior degree… — Jules Amedee Barbey d'Aurevilly
Order always weighs on the individual. Disorder makes him wish for the police or for death. These are two extreme circumstances in which human nature… — Paul Valery
Exactness and neatness in moderation is a virtue, but carried to extremes narrows the mind. — Francois Fenelon
Learning to forgive is much more useful than merely picking up a stone and throwing it at the object of one's anger, the more so… — Dalai Lama
It is a difficult matter for man to realize the extreme importance of social discriminations which seem outwardly insignificant but which produce in woman moral… — Simone de Beauvoir
If one's object is ascetic, it is far better to stay in London or Paris or New York; there is practically no extreme of heat… — Evelyn Waugh
Every great action is extreme when it is undertaken. Only after it has been accomplished does it seem possible to those creatures of more common… — Stendhal

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