Quotes About Moderation

For it is the part of a wise man to practice restrained good temper.

To have learnt to live on the common level Is better. No grand life for me, Just peace and quiet as I grow old. The middle way, neither great nor mean, Is best by far, in name and practice. To be rich and powerful brings no blessing; Only more utterly Is the prosperous house destroyed, when gods are angry.

Any man of good sense should never have his children taught to be unusually clever.

Los mortales deberían contraer entre sí sentimientos amorosos moderados, sin llegar hasta los tuétanos del alma, y los afectos del corazón deberían ser fáciles de desatar para rechazarlos o apartarlos

Therefore, they advocate eating healthy foods, having a healthy sexual life, and living simply.

The healthy householder understands and appreciates the energy of life and therefore lives in moderation and contentment in order to conserve and nourish qi, or life energy.

If we eat nutritious foods in moderation, and have a balanced diet of proteins, grains, and fruits, we will be physically strong and mentally clear.

Up to a point, Lord Copper.

Ought we to be drunk every night? Sebastian asked one morning. Yes, I think so. I think so too.

Too much of anything is bad, but too much Champagne is just right.

In the morning you were never violently sorry-- you made no resolutions, but if you had overdone it and your heart was slightly out of order, you went on the wagon for a few days without saying anything about it, and waited until an accumulation of nervous boredom projected you into another party.

My own rule is to let everything alone.

I have been drunk just twice in my life, and the second time was that afternoon…

Çok içen insanlar?n yan?nda ay?k kalmak her zaman faydal?d?r. Her ÅŸeyden önce dilinizi baÄŸlar, fazla gevezelik etmezsiniz. Daha da güzeli insan?n kendi kusur ve yanl??lar?n? örtebilmesidir, nas?lsa kimsenin sizi kimsenin sizi görecek hali olmaz. Zira görseler de umursamazlar.

Living rather ascetically, travelling third-class when he was alone, with the cheapest wine, and good care of his clothes, and penalizing himself for any extravagances, he maintained a qualified financial independence.

I believe in God, but I don't think you have to go crazy to prove it.

I believe in God, but I don't think you have to go crazy to prove it. - Smokeys dad, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe.

Reducir las necesidades al mínimo, para no depender en nada de los demás.

Since all stoicism is really just a harsher form of epicureanism

My advice to all parents is beat your children moderately and moderately often; and anything that Wm. Heard Kilpatrick & Jhn. Dewey say do, don't do Ã¢â'¬Â¦

The opposite of compromise is fanaticism and death.

I like restraint, if it doesn't go too far.

I like to think of myself as being fashion-conscious without being a slave to fashion.

Being fashionable does not mean you have to drain your bank account.