#moderation

O dear Pan and all the other gods of this place, grant that I may be beautiful inside. Let all my external possessions be in friendly harmony with what is within. May I consider the wise man rich. As for gold, let me have as much as a moderate man could bear and carry with him. ↗

— Plato

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My dear friend, clear your mind of cant [excessive thought]. You may talk as other people do: you may say to a man, "Sir, I am your most humble servant." You are not his most humble servant. You may say, "These are bad times; it is a melancholy thing to be reserved to such times." You don't mind the times ... You may talk in this manner; it is a mode of talking in Society; but don't think foolishly. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

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The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom. ↗

— Aristotle

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My diet is always terrible, unfortunately. I don't know moderation. ↗

— Sean Astin

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To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation. ↗

— Saint Augustine

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We have followed a path of moderation, development is our priority, national unity, good community relations, Muslims and non Muslims, this is what has given us the advantage. ↗

— Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

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Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

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The essence of war is violence. Moderation in war is imbecility. ↗

— John Arbuthnot Fisher

#imbecility #moderation #violence #war

Grace is in garments, in movements, in manners; beauty in the nude, and in forms. This is true of bodies; but when we speak of feelings, beauty is in their spirituality, and grace in their moderation. ↗

— Joseph Joubert

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

— Donald Trump

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