Quotes About Moderation

against the unmeasured aggrandizement of any power whatsoever

Success to me is having ten honeydew melons and eating only the top half of each slice.

Carved on the temple [at Delphi] were the exhortations "Know yourself" and "Nothing too much," mottoes with a similar meaning: You are only human, so don't try more than you are able (or you will pay the price). A recurring theme in Greek myth is the man or woman who loses sight of human limitations and acts arrogantly and with violence, as if immortal. And pays a terrible price.

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

Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And… moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.

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!

the problem with poetic justice is that it never knows when to stop.

One of the great dreams of man must be to find some place between the extremes of nature and civilization where it is possible to live without regret.

On the other hand, the fact that some choice is good doesn't necessarily mean that more choice is better.

Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words.

It is the part of a wise man, I say, to refresh and restore himself in moderation with pleasant food and drink, with scents, with the beauty of green plants, with decoration, music, sports, the theater, and other things of this kind, which anyone can use without injury to another.

What we are only now beginning to fully realize is that in seeking material pleasure too constantly, the capacity for enjoyment or fulfillment decreases and eventually becomes exhausted.

I've come to realize ways of making music without being excessive.

I realized, 'Yo, I can't do anything in moderation. I don't know how.'

I finally realized the happy medium, 'honey blonde' was the correct color and line for me.

Part of getting older is realizing that you can integrate all these different areas of your life, rather than the adolescent mindset, which for me lasted a long time, which says, 'It's all or nothing.'

It's amazing how filling my cup with empty calories can lead to filling out the rear of my jeans.

I'm quite careful. I like to buy nice things for myself, but I like to also be reasonable. I think I'm pretty careful.

I want to my films to make Rs 200 crore and Rs 300 crore also, but I have to be reasonable.

We each own one car, and we have a reasonable house. It's a lovely place to be, but it's not extravagant.

My parents just always taught me to be reasonable.

I was not cut out to be a rebel.

I don't recall ever desiring to go as fast as possible.

I'd say we need a balance between commercialism and the humanitarian aspects of life. And we need to start by being grateful for what we have received in our lives.