Quotes About Moderation

Indigestion is charged by God with enforcing morality on the stomach.

Munch no sugar, therefore, and you will live!

The peculiar property of truth is never to commit excesses. What need has it of exaggeration?

night rather than to gobble it all up at once. And

Well, at least measure your drinks,- liquor and loquacity are your besetting weaknesses.

if I take much more, you will begin to change. And

'Tis much easier to suppress a first desire, than to satisfy all those that follow it.

The art of using moderate abilities to advantage wins praise, and often acquires more reputation than actual brilliancy.

We should manage our fortune as our constitution; enjoy it when good, have patience when 'tis bad, and never apply violent remedies but in cases of necessity.

The art of being able to make a good use of moderate abilities wins esteem and often confers more reputation than real merit.

As to the lawful pleasures of the mind, the heart, or the senses, indulge in them with gratitude and moderation, drawing up sometimes in order to punish yourself, without waiting to be forced to do so by necessity.

Happiness consists not in having much, but in being content with little.

I wish you would moderate that fondness you have for your children. I do not mean you should abate any part of your care, or not do your duty to them in its utmost extent; but I would have you early prepare yourself for disappointments, which are heavy in proportion to their being surprising.

Be plain in dress, and sober in your diet;In short, my deary, kiss me, and be quiet.

I am very boring, but it has allowed me to survive better than other people. If you don't drink, you don't smoke, and you don't do drugs, and you're not missing it and never even wanted it, and you sleep for seven hours. I tell you, life is quite pleasant.

I don't know many rules to live by," he'd said. "But here's one. It's simple. Don't put anything unnecessary into yourself. No poisons or chemicals, no fumes or smoke or alcohol, no sharp objects, no inessential needles—drug or tattoo—and… no inessential penises, either.

No metas en tu cuerpo cosas innecesarias. Nada de venenos ni productos químicos, tampoco gases, tabaco o alcohol, ningún objeto afilado ni agujas prescindibles (drogas o tatuajes) y, por supuesto…, ningún pene innecesario.-Brimstone

Non introdurre dentro di sé niente che non sia necessario. Niente veleni o sostanze chimiche, nessun vapore o fumo o alcol, nessun oggetto tagliente, nessun ago che non sia essenziale – droga o tatuaggio – e… nemmeno peni che non siano essenziali.

Don't put anything unnecessary into yourself. No poisons or chemicals, no fumes or smoke or alcohol, no sharp objects, no inessential needles—drug or tattoo—and… no inessential penises, either.

No conozco muchas reglas para regir la vida —había afirmado—. Pero te enseñaré una muy sencilla. No metas en tu cuerpo cosas innecesarias. Nada de venenos ni productos químicos, tampoco gases, tabaco o alcohol, ningún objeto afilado ni agujas prescindibles (drogas o tatuajes) y, por supuesto…, ningún pene innecesario.

If it tastes good, spit it out. All those cakes and pies and candy and ice cream -- all that terrible fast food stuff! I just bought a new corvette sports car ... would I put oil in the gas tank? Would I?

Go on, have a glass of wine with dinner. What is wine, anyway? Pure grapes. A glass of wine is much better for you than a Coke.

Just ten seconds on the lips and a lifetime on the hips!

Truth, like the juice of the poppy, in small quantities, calms men; in larger, heats and irritates them, and is attended by fatal consequences in its excess.