Quotes About Moderation

Temperance is the control of all the functions of our bodies. The man who refuses liquor, goes in for apple pie and develops a paunch, is no ethical leader for me.

Moderation is commonly firm, and firmness is commonly successful.

Drink not the third glass - which thou can'st not tame when once it is within thee.

Eat bread at pleasure, drink wine by measure.

We frequently hear of people dying from too much drinking. That this happens is a matter of record. But the blame almost always is placed on whisky. Why this should be I never could understand. You can die from drinking too much of anything - coffee, water, milk, soft drinks and all such stuff as that. And so long as the presence of death lurks with anyone who goes through the simple act of swallowing, I will make mine whisky.

There are more old drunkards than old physicians.

The whole world is about three drinks behind.

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

According to my doctor it's okay to drink like a fish - as long as I drink what the fish drinks.

An alcoholic has been lightly defined as a man who drinks more than his own doctor.

I exercise self-control and never touch any beverage stronger than gin before breakfast.

I'm not much of a drinker. It only takes me one drink to get drunk . . . my fourth.

There is nothing wrong with sobriety in moderation.

I have made it a rule never to smoke more than one cigar at a time.

1. If your stomach disputes you, lie down and pacify it with cool thoughts. 2. Keep the juices flowing by jangling around gently as you move. 3. Go very lightly on the vices such as carrying on in society. The social ramble ain't restful.

The physically fit can enjoy their vices.

In things pertaining to enthusiasm, no man is sane who does not know how to be insane on proper occasions.

A sense of humor judges one's actions and the actions of others from a wider reference ... it pardons shortcomings; it consoles failure. It recommends moderation.

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something; he has been put on his wits; on his manhood; he has gained the facts; learned his ignorance; is cured of the insanity of conceit; has got moderation and real skill.

All the fame I look for in life is to have lived it quietly.

Better a little fire to warm us than a great one to burn us.

What is the proper limit for wealth? It is, first, to have what is necessary; and, second, to have what is enough.

He has enough who is contented with little.

There is a great difference between satisfaction and satiation.