In everything the middle course is the best; everything in excess brings trouble.

In everything the middle course is the best; everything in excess brings trouble.

Everything in excess is opposed to nature.

Everything in excess is opposed to nature.

Excess of meats bringeth sickness

Excess of meats bringeth sickness

'Tis not the eating, nor 'tis not the drinking that is to be blamed, but the excess

'Tis not the eating, nor 'tis not the drinking that is to be blamed, but the excess

An excess of courtesy is discourtesy

An excess of courtesy is discourtesy

Moderation is a fatal thing. . . . Nothing succeeds like excess.

Moderation is a fatal thing. . . . Nothing succeeds like excess.

Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.

Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.

Let's not quibble! I'm the foe of moderation, the champion of excess. If I may lift a line from a read more

Let's not quibble! I'm the foe of moderation, the champion of excess. If I may lift a line from a die-hard whose identity is lost in the shuffle, "I'd rather be strongly wrong than weakly right."

Excess generally causes reaction, and produces a change in the opposite direction, whether it be in the seasons, or in read more

Excess generally causes reaction, and produces a change in the opposite direction, whether it be in the seasons, or in individuals, or in governments.