Quotes about Moderation

But we must so cherish moderation that we do not try to make God render account to us, but so reverence his secret judgments as to consider his will the truly just cause of all things.

When you have got a thing where you want, it is a good thing to leave it where it is.

There are two ways to get enough. One is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less.

Don't use all your health to chase after wealth, only to spend all your wealth later to get back your health.

Restraint never ruins one's health.

Wine had such ill effects on Noah's health that it was all he could do to live 950 years. Show me a total abstainer that ever lived that long.

Whether zeal or moderation be the point we aim at, let us keep fire out of the one, and frost out of the other.

It is better to be a little too strict than too liberal.

You just can't bring your A game to every situation. Knowing when to embrace Good Enough is what gives you the opportunity to be truly excellent when you need to be. We're not suggesting you put shit work out there. You need to be able to be proud of it, even if it's only "okay." But attempting to be indiscriminately great at everything is a foolish waste of energy.

When good enough gets the job done, go for it. It's way better than wasting resources or, even worse, doing nothing because you can't afford the complex solution. And remember, you can usually turn good enough into great later.

Those who take the extreme positions in American political and economic life are always wrong.

The middle of the road is all of the usable surface. The extremes, right and left, are in the gutters.