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Moderation Quotes - Page 4

We go all wrong by too strenuous a resolution to go right.

Nathaniel Hawthorne (2015). “Complete Novels of Nathaniel Hawthorne (Illustrated Edition): Fanshawe, The Scarlet Letter with its Adaptation, The House of the Seven Gables, The Blithedale Romance, The Marble Faun, The Dolliver Romance, Septimius Felton, Grimshawe's Secret and Biography”, p.853, e-artnow

He knows to live who keeps the middle state, and neither leans on this side nor on that.

Alexander Pope (1836). “Poetical Works, to which is Prefixed the Life of the Author”, p.129

Never exaggerate, but express your feelings with moderation.

St. Teresa of Avila (2002). “Complete Works St. Teresa Of Avila”, p.256, A&C Black

I'm the foe of moderation, the champion of excess.

Tallulah Bankhead (1952). “Tallulah: My Autobiography”, p.94, Univ. Press of Mississippi

But God never seems capable of moderation

N. D. Wilson (2013). “Notes From The Tilt-A-Whirl: Wide-Eyed Wonder in God's Spoken World”, p.12, Thomas Nelson

I believe that everything in moderation is best.

"The Style Q&A: Miranda Kerr". Interview with Kerry Pieri, www.harpersbazaar.com. August 9, 2012.

I prefer highs and lows to an even keel. Moderation is never something I've been good at.

"This much I know". Interview with Stuart Husband, www.theguardian.com. December 8, 2008.

You must confine yourself within the modest limits of order.

William Shakespeare, Keir Elam (2008). “Twelfth Night: Third Series”, p.171, A&C Black