Moderation Quotes

You know, as long as you do everything in moderation, you don't go overboard, you don't, you know, turn your lips into guppy lips - I mean, a little zip or a little zap, that is not a big deal.

I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.

Moderation is the feebleness and sloth of the soul, whereas ambition is the warmth and activity of it.

My motto is: Live every day to the fullest - in moderation.

You have to be cautious of eating continuously the same thing. Beef comes to mind right away, and there's nothing wrong with beef, but you've got to do whatever you're doing in moderation. So try to break it up a little bit. Eat some fish or some shellfish at least a couple of times a week.

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

I'll be 65 in September and I work as much as I want to, take cruises with Kay, relax with my family, do everything in moderation, because I want to enjoy my life.

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

The heart is great which shows moderation in the midst of prosperity.

Temperance is moderation in the things that are good and total abstinence from the things that are foul.

I eat as much as the next girl, but I work my butt of in the gym every morning! The key is moderation. I splurge on the weekend. A big bowl of pasta and a delicious slice of cake for dessert are my favorites.

Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit.

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.

For me, it's all about moderation. I don't kick things out of my diet, like carbs. But I'm not going to eat fast food.

We're about moderation.

Moderation has been called a virtue to limit the ambition of great men, and to console undistinguished people for their want of fortune and their lack of merit.

There has been a tendency through the years for reason and moderation to prevail as long as things are going tolerably well or as long as our problems seem clear and finite and manageable.

Moderation is the key so I work certain amount of time and then I take a certain amount of time off.

If moderation is a fault, then indifference is a crime.

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

The choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation.

When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation.

Moderation is the center wherein all philosophies, both human and divine, meet.

When it comes to cooking and eating, I always try to preach that life is about moderation. Even if I'm having beef for dinner, it's probably going to be a 3-4 ounce portion with heaps and heaps of vegetables.

As an example to others, and not that I care for moderation myself, it has always been my rule never to smoke when asleep, and never to refrain from smoking when awake.

On my show I share all these yummy, fattening recipes, but I tell people, in moderation, in moderation. You can have that little piece of pie.

A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.

The spirit of moderation should also be the spirit of the lawgiver.

Whilst shame keeps its watch, virtue is not wholly extinguished in the heart; nor will moderation be utterly exiled from the minds of tyrants.

IT is difficult to speak or write with becoming moderation or propriety, on topics to which we are biased by prejudice, interest, or even principle.