Quotes About Moderation

Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork.

He who eats until he is sick must fast until he is well.

Porque una cosa es disfrutar de la vida y saborearla, en tantas vertientes como esta tiene, y otra muy distinta ese maximalismo cuyo objetivo es el afán y el frenesí de diversión sin restricciones. Lo

La idea platónica es que uno de los peores modos de enfermar estriba en la alegría exagerada y el dolor desbordante, ya que en ambos casos el individuo está frenético, fuera de sí, y no es capaz de reflexionar tranquilamente. Esta

La idea de mesura o equilibrio platónico resulta entonces decisiva: se persigue con el fin de alcanzar una buena ecuación entre el alma y el cuerpo. Si

la enfermedad de Occidente es la de la abundancia: tener todo lo material y haber reducido al mínimo lo espiritual.

All philosophy in two words, — sustain and abstain.

Bear in mind that you should conduct yourself in life as at a feast.

He is a drunkard who takes more than three glasses though he be not drunk.

The two powers which in my opinion constitute a wise man are those of bearing and forebearing.

He who is not satisfied with a little is satisfied with nothing.

Be moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance.

If you wish to make Pythocles rich, do not add to his store of money, but subtract from his desires.

If a little is not enough for you, nothing is.

Nothing is enough to the man for whom enough is too little.

Live in obscurity--lathe bi?sas (???? ??????)

If you wish to make Pythocles wealthy, don't give him more money; rather, reduce his desires.

Ketidakbahagiaan datang lewat ketakutan atau keinginan yang tidak terkendali.

?yj?c o chlebie i wodzie, przyjemno?ci cia?a wywo?uj? we mnie groz?, gardz? luksusowymi rozkoszami, nie ze wzgl?du na nie, ale na niewygody z nimi zwi?zane.

One who understands the limits of the good life knows that what eliminates the pains brought on by need and what makes the whole of life perfect is easily obtained, so that there is no need for enterprises that entail the struggle for success.19

além disso, lhes ensinassem a limitar seus desejos, nunca teríamos nenhuma falha a encontrar com tais pessoas, pois elas seriam então preenchidas com prazeres que transbordariam por todos os lados e estariam livres de toda dor,

Per noi è molto importante la capacità di dire no ai desideri, non perché dobbiamo sempre accontentarci di poco, ma perché quando non abbiamo molto possiamo comunque apprezzare il poco che abbiamo.

Nichts genügt dem, für den genug zu wenig ist.

Hitler presented himself as a man of moderation and peace, as someone devoted to the German people, and as someone who publicly claimed to be following "God's will." He promised to lead Germany out of the economic hell into which it had fallen, and to lift the deep shame that Germans felt at having lost the First World War.