Quotes About Moderation

I'll have a martini...two at the most. Three, I'm under the table...four, I'm under the host.

I do admire efficiency,' said Marthe. 'But how tedious it can be in excess.

For this, you are right, I need to be either entirely sober or very drunk indeed.

Wonderful what a little nip'll do in case of need, and the less you're used to it the more good it does you.

I wish I could drink like a lady I can take one or two at the most Three and I'm under the table Four and I'm under the host.

Amo i Martini, ma due al massimo. Tre, e sono sotto al tavolo. Quattro, e sono sotto il cameriere.

Not a lot, he said, and suddenly flashed one of those grins of his which always made people think he's been overdoing things recently and should try and get some rest.

Always keep your mouth shut with a drunk. You can never win with piss tanks. The most you can hope for is to break even.

J. P. Morgan once said, "If you want something too much, you will not succeed in getting it.

Neither a life of anarchy nor one beneath a despot should you praise; to all that lies in the middle a god has given excellence.

Ask the gods nothing excessive.

Trouble, with its memories of pain, drips in our hearts as we try to sleep, so men against their will learn to practice moderation.

Wisdom comes through suffering. Trouble, with its memories of pain, Drips in our hearts as we try to sleep, So men against their will Learn to practice moderation. Favours come to us from gods.

Do not attempt too much at once.

Be satisfied with what you have.

Be content with your lot one cannot be first in everything.

If sweetness be excessive, it is no longer sweetness.

A meal should always lie lightly on the estomac," said Poirot. "It should not be so heavy as to paralyze thought.

Never display emotion.

Sesuatu yang baik tak pernah terlalu banyak, ketahuilah itu.

Her sprits rose. In moderation Jane did not object to crime. The papers had been full lately of the exploits of various girl bandits. Jane had seriously thought of becoming one if all else failed.

And in short measures life may perfect be

Move well, study well, play well, eat well, rest well - That is the turtle master way!

There is virtue in work and there is virtue in rest. Use both and overlook neither.