Quotes About Moderation

That is important," said Mma Makutsi from behind her desk. "One does not want a lady who talks too much.

Any extreme political creed brought only darkness in the long run; it lit up nothing. The best politics were those of caution, tolerance and moderation, Angus maintained, but such politics were, alas, also very dull, and certainly moved nobody to poetry.

Live simply", she said. "Don't expect so much out of life. You can only be disappointed when your expectations are not met so strive for the best but keep your expectations simple." I

A little more moderation would be good. Of course, my life hasn't exactly been one of moderation.

One of the strangest assumptions of present-day mental models is the idea that world of moderation must be a world of strict, centralized government control. For a sustainable economy, that kind of control is not possible, desirable, or necessary.

Don't let a suitcase filled with cheese be your big fork and spoon.

Let me tell you something you probably already know. It's that second cord that should remain in the neck of the bottle. You can liberate 1, but two bottles of wine for 2 people is 1 bottle too many. There was a reason the French bottled wine the way they did. 2 and a half glasses was plenty of wine for 2 people to consume with dinner. But that's not how it went with us.

Let me tell you something you probably already know. It's that second cork that should remain in the neck of the bottle. You can liberate 1, but two bottles of wine for 2 people is 1 bottle too many. There was a reason the French bottled wine the way they did. 2 and a half glasses was plenty of wine for 2 people to consume with dinner. But that's not how it went with us.

I like to have a martini, Two at the very most. After three I'm under the table, after four I'm under my host.

I like to have a martini, Two at the very most. After three I'm under the table, after four I'm under my host.

Realizing when a diversion has gotten out of control is one of the great challenges of life.

The word translated sober here is nepho, and it means to "be self-possessed under all circumstances.

Eat and drink of that which Allaah has provided and do not act corruptly, making mischief on the earth.

Virtue lies in the middle ground.

If Ayurveda were a religion Nature would be its Goddess, and overindulgence would be the sole sin She would punish. Ayurveda is meant to allow you to enjoy the pleasures of life up to the point that such enjoyment interferes with your health. Full-time gratification is in fact bondage, because the more we consume the more we become captives of our consumption.

You know how I play it, better safe than sorry stead of searching for substance at every single party.

Too much emotion is like none at all.

He who undertakes too much seldom succeeds.

Extremes to the right and to the left of any political dispute are always wrong.

What's wrong with extreme dieting and hard-core fitness plans is that they don't take into account the rest of your life.

I managed to stay grounded and when I wasn't working, I was hanging out with my friends so I was still able to be a kid and have that part of my life. I didn't let acting take over completely.

Let him know how to choose the mean and avoid the extremes on either side, as far as possible. . . . For this is the way of happiness.

Don't drink to get drunk. Drink to enjoy life.

We have a good life when we manage to live with both satisfied and unsatisfied needs, when we are not obsessed by what is beyond our reach.