"Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state……" — Plato
"Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into excess of slavery."
More Excess Quotes
- We have almost succeeded in leveling all human activities to the common denominator of securing the necessities of life and… — Hannah Arendt
- The desire of excessive power caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge caused men to fall. — Francis Bacon
- Excess of joy is harder to bear than any amount of sorrow. — Honore de Balzac
- Job growth well in excess of population increase would be a very good thing if it were only that easy. — Bob Beauprez
- Careful economic research has shown public-sector workers receive a level of compensation, pension benefits, and retiree health coverage in excess… — Bob Beauprez
- As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand. — Josh Billings
- For there is no defense for a man who, in the excess of his wealth, has kicked the great altar… — Aeschylus
- The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom. — William Blake
- Never order food in excess of your body weight. — Erma Bombeck
- The passions are like fire, useful in a thousand ways and dangerous only in one, through their excess. — Christian Nestell Bovee
- I am bound to add that the excess in too little has ever proved in me more dangerous than the… — Giacomo Casanova
- I learned very early that our health is always impaired by some excess either of food or abstinence, and I… — Giacomo Casanova