Moderation Quotes

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Practice moderation in all things except love. — Gary Zukav
Moderation, the Golden Mean, the Aristonmetron, is the secret of wisdom and of happiness. But it does not mean embracing an unadventurous mediocrity; rather it… — Robertson Davies
That, however, is - mediocrity, though it be called moderation. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Glutton- A person who escapes the evils of moderation by committing dyspepsia. — Ambrose Bierce
Moderation, the noblest gift of Heaven. — Euripides
Gentleness is the ability to bear reproaches and slights with moderation, and not to embark on revenge quickly, and not to be easily provoked to… — Aristotle
Moderation is a fatal thing. Enough is as bad as a meal. More than enough is as good as a feast. — Oscar Wilde
I can't do anything in moderation. — Ozzy Osbourne
Moderation is commonly firm, and firmness is commonly successful. — Samuel Johnson
No prince, no king, no president has ever lived a better life than I have! — Evel Knievel
Don't overdo it, don't underdo it. Do it just on the line. — Andrew Wyeth
There is a mistaken idea, ancient but still with us, that an overdose of anything from fornication to hot chocolate will teach restraint by the… — M.F.K. Fisher
For me, temperance is essential to good work. — Edgar Rice Burroughs
True happiness springs from moderation. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Sackcloth and kelp soup are not required, but the Buddhist reminder of the need to live lightly on the earth is a helpful guide to… — Tom Brokaw
Stretch the bow to the very full, and you will wish you had stopped in time. — Laozi
The saints differ from us in their exuberance, the excess of our human talents. Moderation is not their secret. It is in the wildness of… — Phyllis McGinley
Love begets courage, moderation creates abundance and humility generates power — B.K.S. Iyengar
Any plan conceived in moderation must fail when the circumstances are set in extremes. — Klemens von Metternich
If you embrace moderation, eat whole foods instead of junk, live within your physical, monetary, and environmental budget rather than constantly exceeding it, you will… — Mark Bittman

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