Quotes About Moderation

Let your desires be ruled by reason.

Let your desires be ruled by reason. (Appetitus Rationi Pareat)

N'exigez pas beaucoup et vous ne serez pas decu. Don't expect much, and you won't be disappointed.

Aku tidak mempunyai sesuatu yang banyak, tetapi juga tidak membutuhkan yang banyak.

A moderate addiction to money may not always be hurtful but when taken in excess it is nearly always bad for the health.

Not to be devoured is the secret objective of a whole existence.

Me quedo perpleja como una criatura al ver que incluso en el amor hay que tener sentido común y noción de la medida.

The great commander can certainly move fast and strike like lightning, but his art of war consists first and foremost in moderation, measured geometric order, carefully weighed-up knowledge of circumstances and rules, a tranquil 'thinking things over'; without this there is little use in being acquainted with that 'infinity of situations' in which a soldier finds himself.

the application of effort should always be exactly measured: nothing by force, everything by logical progression.

Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important.

Overall, I think I'm in pretty good shape, but I'm not really someone that is gung-ho or a fitness fanatic.

If I cannot have too many truffles I will do without.

If I can't have too many truffles, I'll do without truffles.

She is made for moderate emotions, ash-blonde sorrow.

The secret of a happy life is to know when to stop and then to go that little bit further.

The secret of a happy life, Lewis, is to know when to stop and then to go that little bit further.

It is better to hide ignorance, but it is hard to do this when we relax over wine.

Life should be built on the conservation of energy.

Moderation is the only rule of a healthful life. This means moderation in all things wholesome.

If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.

If a man insisted on always being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.

Observe due measure, for right timing is in all things the most important factor.

At the beginning of a cask and at the end take your fill; in the middle be sparing.

Man's chiefest treasure is a sparing tongue.