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Moderation is a fatal thing. . . . Nothing succeeds like excess.
Moderation is a fatal thing. . . . Nothing succeeds like excess.
The choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation.
The choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation.
It is better to rise from life as from a banquet--neither thirsty nor drunken.
It is better to rise from life as from a banquet--neither thirsty nor drunken.
Moderation is a virtue only in those who are thought to have an alternative.
Moderation is a virtue only in those who are thought to have an alternative.
It is better to rise from life as from a banquet -- neither thirsty nor drunken.
It is better to rise from life as from a banquet -- neither thirsty nor drunken.
Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation.
Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation.
Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.
Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.
There is moderation even in excess.
There is moderation even in excess.
It is the sign of a great mind to dislike greatness, and prefer things in measure to things in excess.
It is the sign of a great mind to dislike greatness, and prefer things in measure to things in excess.
