“It is best to rise from life as from a banquet, neither thirsty nor drunken.”
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Source: Wit and Wisdom of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle: Being a Treasury of Thousands of Glorious, Inspiring and Imperishable Thoughts, Views and Observations of the Three Great Greek Philosophers, Classified Under about Four Hundred Subjects for Comparative Study
“The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom.”
Source: Wit and Wisdom of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle: Being a Treasury of Thousands of Glorious, Inspiring and Imperishable Thoughts, Views and Observations of the Three Great Greek Philosophers, Classified Under about Four Hundred Subjects for Comparative Study
“The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.”
“Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.”
Source: M. Tullii Ciceronis
“Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason.”
Source: Delphi Complete Works of Cicero (Illustrated)
“The spirit of moderation should also be the spirit of the lawgiver.”
“The heart is great which shows moderation in the midst of prosperity.”
“The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.”
Source: The Analects of Confucius In Plain and Simple English: BookCaps Study Guide
“To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.”
Source: The Analects of Confucius In Plain and Simple English: BookCaps Study Guide
“If one oversteps the bounds of moderation, the greatest pleasures cease to please.”