Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.
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The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.
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Whilst shame keeps its watch, virtue is not wholly extinguished in the heart; nor will moderation be utterly exiled from the minds of tyrants.
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Moderation is the inseparable companion of wisdom, but with it genius has not even a nodding acquaintance.
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There is nothing wrong with sobriety in moderation.
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Moderate profits fill the purse.
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It is better to rise from life as from a banquet -- neither thirsty nor drunken.
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Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice; moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
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Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
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Temperance is moderation in the things that are good and total abstinence from the things that are foul.
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If moderation is a fault, then indifference is a crime.
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Everything in excess! To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites. Moderation is for monks.
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Let's not quibble! I'm the foe of moderation, the champion of excess. If I may lift a line from a die-hard whose identity is lost in the shuffle, I'd rather be strongly wrong than weakly right.
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My God, Mr. Chairman, at this moment I stand astonished at my own moderation!
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Only actions give life strength only moderation gives it a charm.
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Only actions give life strength; only moderation gives it a charm.
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Only actions give life strength only moderation gives it charm.
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On this subject I do not which to think, or speak, or write, with moderation. No No Tell a man whose house is on fire to give a moderate alarm tell him to moderately rescue his wife from the hands of the ravisher tell the mother to gradually extricate her babe from the fire into which it has fallen but urge me not to use moderation in a cause like the present. I am in earnest I will not equivocate I will not retreat a single inch and I will be heard.
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It's best to rise from life like a banquet, neither thirsty or drunken.
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Tell a man whose house is on fire to give a moderate alarm; tell him to moderately rescue his wife from the hands of the ravisher; tell the mother to gradually extricate her babe from the fire into which it has fallen; but urge me not to use moderation in a case like the present.
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My experience through life has convinced me that, while moderation and temperance in all things are commendable and beneficial, abstinence from spirituous liquors is the best safeguard of morals and health.
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Animal Liberation Front (ALF). The moderates in our movement have precious little basis for reprehending those who raid laboratories or engage in 'ecotage'. To paraphrase Seneca - 'Extremism in the cause of compassion is no vice, and moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.'
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Moderation is a virtue only in those who are thought to have an alternative.
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We may outrun By violent swiftness that which we run at, And lose by over-running.
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A really great man is known by three signs... generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success.
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A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.
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Trade is the natural enemy of all violent passions. Trade loves moderation, delights in compromise, and is most careful to avoid anger. It is patient, supple, and insinuating, only resorting to extreme measures in cases of absolute necessity. Trade makes men independent of one another and gives them a high idea of their personal importance: it leads them to want to manage their own affairs and teaches them to succeed therein. Hence it makes them inclined to liberty but disinclined to revolution.
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Moderation is the feebleness and sloth of the soul, whereas ambition is the warmth and activity of it.
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Moderation is a virtue only in those who are thought to have an alternative
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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!
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