Top Moderation Quotes

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

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

Moderation Definition

(n.) The act of moderating, or of imposing due restraint.

(n.) The state or quality of being mmoderate.

(n.) Calmness of mind; equanimity; as, to bear adversity with moderation.

(n.) The first public examinations for degrees at the University of Oxford; -- usually contracted to mods.

Sometimes what we lack is the thrill of anticipation or the delay of gratification. We enjoy things far more when we've really desired them but had to wait for them. The real value is found in our sel...

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

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

[Obituary of atheist philosopher Richard Robinson]An Atheist's Values is one of the best short accounts of liberalism (a term Robinson accepted) and humanism (a term he ignored) produced during the pr...

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

Only actions give life strength only moderation gives it charm.

Choose wisely, then eat in moderation. When I know I'm going to Mom's for dinner, I throw an extra 20 minutes on the cardio machine so I can be ready to eat.

For me, it's all about moderation. I don't kick things out of my diet, like carbs. But I'm not going to eat fast food.

Saints have no moderation, nor do poets, just exuberance.

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.

Love moderately. Long love doth so.Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.*Love each other in moderation. That is the key to long-lasting love. Too fast is as bad as too slow.*

I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.

Moderation is the inseparable companion of wisdom, but with it genius has not even a nodding acquaintance.

A couple of years ago my sister Judy and I were each given a box of truffles. The tiny print said two pieces contained 310 calories and there were six pieces in each box. We were sitting on the bus he...

Moderation is a wiser policy than zealotry

The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly ch...

There are those people who can eat one piece of chocolate, one piece of cake, drink one glass of wine. There are even people who smoke one or two cigarettes a week. And then there are people for whom...

Whatever possession we gain by our sword cannot be sure or lasting, but the love gained by kindness and moderation is certain and durable.