Quotes About Moderation

I'm only getting one doughnut," Lula said, getting out of the Firebird. "I'm on a new diet where I only have one of anything. Like I can have one pea. And I can have one piece of asparagus. And I can have one loaf of bread.

Unlike in my young days I'm not able to eat, drink and sleep tennis.

I do binge once a week. Otherwise, I keep strict control over my diet. Unlike others, I don't stop eating once I start.

There is this big yawning gap in the middle of British politics, the Conservative and Labour parties have gone to the edges. In this divided, polarised world, the pragmatic centre ground is a bit unloved.

I've had work done on my eyes in the past. However, I think there are limits. I wouldn't ever have too much done, as it looks unnatural, and I don't think you should do anything to your lips, as it changes the entire shape of your face.

It's unrealistic not to be able to indulge.

You can be selfish by being too unselfish at times.

Tequila. Straight. There's a real polite drink. You keep drinking until you finally take one more and it just won't go down. Then you know you've reached your limit.

O ye gods, grant unto me to have little and to want nothing.

Cereal eating is almost a marker for a healthy lifestyle. It sets you up for the day, so you don't overeat.

From reading too much, and sleeping too little, his brain dried up on him and he lost his judgment.

I don't go out to clubs. You'll never see me on a table at a bar, jumping up and down.

All work and no play is not good for the soul

So many groups fail because they spend all their time in the clubs. Work pours in and they can't handle it because of late-night drinking.

Too much work and too much energy kill a man just as effectively as too much assorted vice or too much drink.

The difference between camels and men; a camel can work a week and not drink; a man can drink a week and not work.

Be a hard master to yourself - and be lenient to everybody else.

Excess in moderation: don't drink a few beers every day after work, wait 'till the end of the month and drink all the beers at once.

I work for three or four hours a day, in the late morning and early afternoon. Then I go out for a walk and come back in time for a large gin and tonic.

Women have to be careful to not wear out their husbands on their honeymoons, or they get so weak that they can't go to work!

I have to take care of myself because if you get sick, you still have to work. Im not much a party animal, anyway. I lay low.

the truth is seldom found in extremes. Central truths can be revolutionary if put to work.

You must teach yourself how to eat less, but with discernment, insofar as your work allows. The measure of temperance should be such that after lunch you want to pray.

In order that people may be happy in their work, these three things are needed: They must be fit for it. They must not do too much of it. And they must have a sense of success in it.