Moderation
The act of moderating, or of imposing due restraint.
The state or quality of being mmoderate.
Calmness of mind; equanimity; as, to bear adversity with moderation.
The first public examinations for degrees at the University of Oxford; -- usually contracted to mods.
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Moderation Quotations
Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.
Oscar Wilde
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.
Mark Twain
Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody.
Mark Twain
The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom.
Aristotle
The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom.
Plato
Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
Barry Goldwater
Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
Saint Augustine
To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
Saint Augustine
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.
Thomas Paine
Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.
Thomas Paine
Moderation Translations
moderation in Dutch is matigheid
moderation in Latin is temperantia
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