moderation Quotes

Anyone can get angry easily, but it's hard to get angry at the right person, in the right amount, at the right time, for the right reason, and in the right way.

The best things are placed between extremes.

The self-indulgent man craves for all pleasant things... and is led by his appetite to choose these at the cost of everything else.

We must be neither cowardly nor rash but courageous.

Temperance is a mean with regard to pleasures.

Those who are not angry at the things they should be angry at are thought to be fools, and so are those who are not angry in the right way, at the right time, or with the right persons.

Virtue means doing the right thing, in relation to the right person, at the right time, to the right extent, in the right manner, and for the right purpose. Thus, to give money away is quite a simple task, but... ...

We praise someone who gets angry for the right reasons, at the right people, in the right way, at the right time, and for the right duration.

Courage is a mean with regard to fear and confidence.

Gentleness is the ability to bear reproaches and slights with moderation, and not to embark on revenge quickly, and not to be easily provoked to anger, but be free from bitterness and contentiousness, having tranquility and stability in the spirit.