Quotes About Moderateness

Zuviel ist gerade so falsch wie zuwenig.

I have such a temperament that I cannot do anything in excess.

Nothing too much.

Nihil nimis [Nothing in excess].

By the mean of the thing I denote a point equally distant from either extreme, which is one and the same for everybody; by the mean relative to us, that amount which is neither too much nor too little, and this is not one and the same for everybody.

Never overdo anything, have a limit and keep to it.

All extremes are dangerous. It is best to keep in the middle of the road, in the common ruts, however muddy.

Il ne faut jamais rien outrer: One must do nothing in excess

He that holds fast the golden mean, And lives contentedly between The little and the great, Feels not the wants that pinch the poor, Nor plagues that haunt the rich man?s door, Embittering all his state.

Less is More. It's the Chocolate Chip in your cookie. Yes, it's delicious. But you can't have a cookie that's *all* chocolate chip. It just doesn't work.