Moderation Quotes

335 quotes by 260 authors

there is a world, in a far-flung corner of our galaxy, where women have no nipples and motor cars, though legally capable of 70 mph… — Unknown Author
Does the end justify the means? Or should it be, Do the ends justify the mean; do the extremes justify moderation? — Unknown Author
Each sex has a relation to madness. Every desire has a relation to madness. But it would seem that one desire has been taken as… — Luce Irigaray
Moderation has never yet engineered an explosion — Ellen Glasgow
To one degree or another we all struggle with selfishness. Since it is so common, why worry about selfishness anyway? Because selfishness is really self-destruction… — Neal A. Maxwell
We are in a period when old questions are settled and the new are not yet brought forward. Extreme party action, if continued in such… — Rutherford B. Hayes
I love collections of things, but always in moderation. — Sandy Gallin
In things a moderation keep; Kings ought to shear, not skin, their sheep. — Robert Herrick
Heaven is weary of the luxury of China. I shall remain in the wilderness of the north. I shall return to simplicity and moderations once… — Genghis Khan
Archaeology, I found, comprehended all manner of excitement and achievement. Adventure is coupled with bookish toil. Romantic excursions go hand in hand with scholarly self-discipline… — C W Ceram
Be moderate in everything, including moderation. — Horace Porter
I hate luxury. I exercise moderationâ€¦It will be easy to forget your vision and purpose one you have fine clothes, fast horses and beautiful women.… — Genghis Khan
Moderation is an ostentatious proof of our strength of character.... — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Moderation means prevention. Prevention means achieving much virtue. — Laozi
When leading people and serving Heaven, nothing exceeds moderation. — Laozi
By moderation one can be generous. — Laozi
I have three treasures that I cherish. The first is compassion. The second is moderation. The third is not claiming to be first in the… — Laozi
To be brave without compassion, generous without moderation, and rule without refraining from being first in the world, are certain deaths. — Laozi
When history is written as it ought to be written, it is the moderation and long patience of the masses at which men will wonder,… — C L R James
All my favorite establishments were either overly crowded or pathetically empty. People either sipped fine vintages in celebration or gulped intoxicants of who cares what… — Monique Truong

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