Quotes About Moderation

A drink a day keeps the shrink away.

Balance, that's the secret. Moderate extremism. The best of both worlds.

The readiness with which men accustom themselves, as matters of course, to improvements in their condition, which, when anticipated, seemed to leave nothing more to be desired, could not be more strikingly illustrated. What reflection could be better calculated to moderate the enthusiasm of reformers who count for their reward on the lively gratitude of future ages!

The best way to realize the pleasure of feeling rich is to live in a smaller house than your means would entitle you to have.

Nothing in excess.

The best contraceptive is a glass of cold water: not before or after, but instead.

Hew not too high lest the chips fall in thine eye.

Man does not live by coffee alone. Have a danish.

If you get melted chocolate all over your hands, you're eating it too slowly.

Be not overwise in doing thy business.

Your body is a temple, not a drive-through.

Spartan simplicity must be observed. Nothing will be done merely because it contributes to beauty, convenience, comfort, or prestige.

Labor not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.

People are so worried about what they eat between Christmas and the New Year, but they really should be worried about what they eat between the New Year and Christmas.

Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me.

Sleep 'til you're hungry, eat 'til you're sleepy.

Give me neither poverty nor riches.

A man ought not never to get drunk above the neck.

In dog beers, I've only had one.

Nothing too much.

If you wish to keep your affairs secret, drink no wine.

Il ne faut pas être plus royaliste que le roi [One must not be more royalist than the king].

Nihil nimis [Nothing in excess].

Vous me dégoûtez tous avec votre bonheur ! Avec votre vie qu'il faut aimer coûte que coûte… Moi, je veux tout, tout de suite, et que ce soit entier, ou alors je refuse! Je ne veux pas être modeste , moi, et de me contenter d'un petit morceau, si j'ai été bien sage.