Deals Quote by Dennis Potter

The greatest injustices proceed from those who pursue excess, not by those who are driven by necessity.

— Aristotle

In all matters moderation is desirable. If a thing is carried to excess, it will prove a source of evil.

— Bahá'u'lláh

A moderate addiction to money may not always be hurtful; but when taken in excess it is nearly always bad for the health.

— Clarence Day

It is the effect of scarcity; one’s rules of propriety make one thirst for the improper.

— Mohsin Hamid

Every time a person sacrifices himself for a larger injustice, it aids in the cycle of change.

— Amy Carter

Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin.

— Tacitus

Once someone has spent enough time cultivating bad habits and biding their time, they are much diminished. Much of what they could have been…

— Jordan Peterson

Resisting what is happening is a major cause of suffering.

— Pema Chodron

People will suffer almost anything, as long as it means they don't have to change.

— Deepak Chopra

Over-consumption is a cancer eating away at our spiritual vitals. It distances us from the great masses of broken bleeding humanity. It converts us…

— Richard J. Foster

It is the curse of humanity that it learns to tolerate even the most horrible situations by habituation, that it forgets the most shameful…

— Rudolf Virchow

Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit.

— W. Somerset Maugham