Quotes about Moderation

There is legitimate pleasure, which is not wrong, but we are not to become so preoccupied with its activities that it takes the place of God.

A little wine sometimes, that's all. Spirits are bad. Alcohol wrong. Herb does grow.

In religious and in secular affairs, the more fervent beliefs attract followers. If you are a moderate in any respect - if you're a moderate on abortion, if you're a moderate on gun control, or if you're a moderate in your religious faith - it doesn't evolve into a crusade where you're either right or wrong, good or bad, with us or against us.

When you are right you cannot be too radical; when you are wrong, you cannot be too conservative.

To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

So if you can manage it, you shouldn't touch your partner, except for the sake of having children.

For the preservation of chastity, an empty and rumbling stomach and fevered lungs are indispensable.

It is the essence of truth that it is never excessive.... We must not resort to the flame where only light is required.

Sin may result from activities that begin innocently or that are perfectly legitimate in moderation, but in excess they can cause us to veer from the straight and narrow path to our destruction.

The art of avoiding extremes is an art that is drawn on the canvas of maturity and painted with the abstract strokes of many experiences.

It is as healthy to enjoy sentiment as to enjoy jam.