Quotes About Moderation

Restraint is the key to regeneration and hence, also, sustainability.

When should we stop?' 'When your needs are met and before you fall prey to greed. Knowing when to stop is the hallmark of a good king,' said Krishna.

Poor, darling fellow - he died of food. He was killed by the dinner table.

Reading one book is like eating one potato chip.

A little of what you like does you good. But you can have too much of a good thing.

In particular, our church will have to confront the vices of hubris, the worship of power, envy, and illusionism[28] as the roots of all evil. It will have to speak of moderation, authenticity, trust, faithfulness, steadfastness, patience, discipline, humility, modesty, contentment.[

Culturally it means a return from the newspaper and the radio to the book, from feverish activity to unhurried leisure, from dispersion to concentration, from sensationalism to reflection, from virtuosity to art, from snobbery to modesty, from extravagance to moderation.

si nous ne parvenons pas à nous dégager des besoins les plus futiles, nous en voudrons toujours plus que nécessaire

It is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godlike men to want little.

André Simon, the noted French wine authority, described wine as "a good counselor, a true friend, who neither bores nor irritates us: it does not send us to sleep, nor does it keep us awake . . . it is always ready to cheer, to help, but not to bully us.

It is well to be simple once in a while.

In practical life the wisest and soundest people avoid speculation.

The ingredients of health and long life, are great temperance, open air, easy labor, and little care.

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

Life is too short to live on low-fat everything.

The key to a good life: excess in moderation. They'll tell you moderation is the key to life, but that's bullshit.

The best and safest thing is to keep a balance in your life, acknowledge the great powers around us and in us. If you can do that, and live that way, you are really a wise man.

My whole mentality is that I eat what I want within moderation, and I have a little bit of everything. If you deprive yourself, you get moody and unhappy, and you have to enjoy life.

If you would get a contented life, do not grasp too much of the world, do not take in more of the business of the world than God calls you to.

The key to life is balance, especially if you are on a ledge.

There are three things to beware of through life: when a man is young, let him beware of his appetites; when he is middle-aged, of his passions; and when old, of covetousness, especially.

We Japanese enjoy the small pleasures, not extravagance. I believe a man should have a simple lifestyle - even if he can afford more.

Life is like the harp string, if it is strung too tight it won't play, if it is too loose it hangs, the tension that produces the beautiful sound lies in the middle.

Moderation is essential in all things, madam, but never in my life have I failed to beat a teetotaller.