Christopher Paolini Quote

It is best to rise from life as from a banquet, neither thirsty nor drunken.

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Moderation is a virtue only in those who are thought to have an alternative.

Extremities are flawed. Moderation is ideal, save for one occasion.So damn these eyes that weep too much.This mind that thinks too much. But never this heart that loves too much.

My diet is always terrible, unfortunately. I don't know moderation.

When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation.

Only actions give life strength only moderation gives it charm.

I never smoke to excess - that is, I smoke in moderation, only one cigar at a time.

The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom.