moderation Quotes

Temperance and bravery, then, are ruined by excess and deficiency, but preserved by the mean.

Excellence, then, is about making choices, finding a middle ground, which is determined by reason, as a wise person would decide.

Both Self-restraint and Unrestraint are a matter of extremes as compared with the character of the mass of mankind; the restrained man shows more and the unrestrained man less steadfastness than most men are capable of.

It is best to rise from life as from a banquet, neither thirsty nor drunken.

Great is the good fortune of a state in which the citizens have a moderate and sufficient property.

If what was said in the Ethics is true, that the happy life is the life according to virtue lived without impediment, and that virtue is a mean, then the life which is in a mean, and in a mean... ...

Happiness, whether consisting in pleasure or virtue, or both, is more often found with those who are highly cultivated in their minds and in their character, and have only a moderate share of external goods, than among those who possess... ...

We become fair by acting fairly, moderate by acting moderately, and brave by acting bravely.

One can aim at honor both as one ought, and more than one ought, and less than one ought. He whose craving for honor is excessive is said to be ambitious, and he who is deficient in this respect unambitious;... ...

It must not be supposed that happiness will demand many or great possessions; for self-sufficiency does not depend on excessive abundance, nor does moral conduct, and it is possible to perform noble deeds even without being ruler of land and... ...