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Moderation Quotes

"It is not well to make great changes by severe means unless the end really justifies the measure"

"A wise man sees as much as he ought, not as much as he can"

"Three things too much, and three things too little, are pernicious to man: to speak much, and know little; to spend much, and have little; to presume much, and be worth little"

"My greatest skill in life has been to want but little "

"The opposite of scarcity is not abundance; it’s enough"

"He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough."

"Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason."

"The bow cannot always stand bent, nor can human frailty subsist without some lawful recreation"

"Moderation is virtuous in those with other options."

"Govern a nation as you would cook a small fish. Do not overdo it."

"Worthless people live only to eat and drink; people of worth eat and drink only to live"

"You will soon break the bow if you keep it always stretched"

"I eat like a peasant, but I fast like an aristocrat."

"It is not good to be too free. It is not good to have everything one wants "

"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 character and of wisdom."

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