Quotes About Moderation

The winds that never moderation knew, Afraid to blow too much, too faintly blew; Or out of breath with joy, could not enlarge Their straighten'd lungs or conscious of their charge.

No es el poco saber lo que genera necesariamente la ignorancia: saber demasiado, o querer saber demasiado, puede producir el mismo resultado.

Most of our caste in this country, if they only knew it, are Confucian rather than Christian. Belief in ancestors, and tradition, respect for parents, honesty, moderation of conduct, kind treatment of animals and dependents, absence of self-obtrusion, and stoicism in face of pain and death.

Don't waste a second but never hurry.

And so this added consideration - that she never get pregnant - contributed to the moderation of their coupling, which was almost always managed under conditions harsh enough to win the approval of New England's founding fathers

In other parts of the world, they have double-bed sheets," wrote Wilbur Larch in A Brief History of St. Cloud's. "Here in St. Cloud's we do without—we just do without.

John Irving (Author)

Complexity fully rendered would take too long and contain too much, thereby entangling judgment. Complexity as what you want or expect would only confirm what you think you know. You need something in between.

Too much emotion is like none at all.

He who knows he has enough is rich.

I am a man of simple tastes easily satisfied with the best

Experience has two things to teach. The first is that we must correct a great deal and the second, that we must not correct too much.

Go far - too far you cannot, still the farther. The more experience finds you: and go sparing. One meal a week will serve you, and one suit, through all your travels; for you'll find it certain.

Moderation is part of faith, so those who accuse Muslim schools of fostering fanaticism should learn a bit more about Islam.

If you would rise, shun luxury, for luxury lowers and degrades.

Compliments can boost confidence. It also can amplify an ego. Be careful.

Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything.

Ladies, there's nothing attractive about a woman being sloppy drunk...stop bragging about it like it's an accomplishment.

Be happy with what you have, grateful for what you are given, and never want more than you need.

You give some people an inch and they take a mile. But that doesn't mean you need to keep giving. Cut off the gravy train if you're overextending yourself. When you're depleted, you're no good to yourself or anyone else.

A full stomach praises Lent.

When you find that weariness depresses or amusement distracts you, you will calmly turn with an untroubled spirit to your Heavenly Father, who is always holding out His arms to you. You will look to Him for gladness and refreshment when depressed, for moderation and recollection when in good spirits, and you will find that He will never leave you to want.

Why waste Life trying to have more than what we need. Why not rather Enjoy Life by using what we have.

The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure much.