Quotes About Moderation

He who has enough for his wants should desire nothing more.

If you sincerely want to know if you're "going too far," don't ask yourself, "Is this bad?" Instead ask yourself, "Is this pure?"

You can speed up your life if you want to - that's easy. Winding down is what's hard.

I honestly eat chocolate all day long. I do realize how blessed I am to be able to eat what I want and not have to live in the gym.

I drink when I want and how much I want. Sometimes I get in really bad states, but it doesn't cause me or anyone else any problems.

I eat organic and cook my food whenever possible, and I live by the 80/20 rule. Eighty percent of the time I'm Stash all the way, 20 percent I enjoy the things I want.

Just have a little bit of something that you want. Don't overdo it.

My nutritionist always said to eat whatever you want.

I don't really watch TV series because I don't want to get hooked on them and have them suck up all my time.

I would be depressed if I felt I could never eat the things that I love. I also don't want my girls to be obsessed about food.

I won't give up what I enjoy to look perfect. I want to find a happy medium between feeling good about my body and still having a beer and some barbecue.

That man has the fewest wants who is the least anxious for wealth.

Few would venture to deny the advantages of temperance in increasing the efficiency of a nation at war.

The essence of war is violence. Moderation in war is imbecility.

Ho abbastanza carattere per cui aggiungere anche la bellezza all'insieme sarebbe pura avidità.

again? No more 'cocktail me up, sweetie,' and certainly not in

Don't try to get him to "see everything" [at an art museum]. You'll give him pictorial indigestion. One sure way of making a person hate apples is to take him to an orchard at 9:00 a.m. and force feed him apples until noon! Indeed, the revulsion may last a lifetime. So it is with pictures and museums.

About halfway through my glass of wine, my head starts feeling foggy, so I change to water instead. I don't like the feeling and hope it wears off soon. How Haymitch can stand walking around like this full-time is a mystery.

A little remembering is all right but too much is a disease I am terribly prone to.

There are three things which if one does not know, one cannot live long in the world: what is too much for one, what is too little for one, and what is just right for one.

A good practice carried to an extreme and worked in accordance with the letter of the law becomes a positive evil.

Having a little chocolate sometime won't kill you!

Sometimes I had too many beers.

Everybody gets too drunk sometimes; and even if everybody didn't, I have gotten too drunk sometimes. I haven't hurt anybody. In Ireland we drink a lot. It's part of our culture. I like drinking. I don't think it's a bad thing.