Temperance is moderation in the things that are good and total abstinence from the things that are foul.

This seems to be the law of progress in everything we do; it moves along a spiral rather than a perpendicular; we seem to be actually going out of the way, and yet it turns out that we were really moving upward all the time.

Temperance is moderation in the things that are good and total abstinence from the things that are foul.

In externals we advance with lightening express speed, in modes of thought and sympathy we lumber on in stage-coach fashion.

The world is wide, and I will not waste my life in friction when it could be turned into momentum.

The few bad poems which occasionally are created during abstinence are of no great interest.

A rich man cannot enjoy a sound mind nor a sound body without exercise and abstinence; and yet these are truly the worst ingredients of poverty.

There is a great deal of political pressure to only talk about abstinence, and to deny support for condoms and education on using them. This policy will lead to the unnecessary deaths of many people.

Abstinence from sins is better than seeking help afterwards.

Temperance is moderation in the things that are good and total abstinence from the things that are foul.

Half the vices which the world condemns most loudly have seeds of good in them and require moderate use rather than total abstinence.

Use, do not abuse; neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.

To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

The only way for a rich man to be healthy is by exercise and abstinence, to live as if he were poor.

Join me in Olympic Heros for Abstinence. The best sex is no sex.

Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

I learned very early that our health is always impaired by some excess either of food or abstinence, and I never had any physician except myself.

Abstinence is the great strengthener and clearer of reason.

Peace and abstinence from European interferences are our objects, and so will continue while the present order of things in America remain uninterrupted.

The evidence does not support abstinence-only interventions as the best way to keep young people from unintended pregnancy.

Abstinence, being faithful and correct and consistent condom use are the only ways to successfully reach everyone when discussing HIV prevention. I believe that the abstinence message alone does not solve the AIDS epidemic.

The choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation.

Moderation has been called a virtue to limit the ambition of great men, and to console undistinguished people for their want of fortune and their lack of merit.

A little more moderation would be good. Of course, my life hasn't exactly been one of moderation.

Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit.

The heart is great which shows moderation in the midst of prosperity.

Moderation is the secret of survival.

We're about moderation.

Moderation in all things.

There has been a tendency through the years for reason and moderation to prevail as long as things are going tolerably well or as long as our problems seem clear and finite and manageable.

Moderation is the inseparable companion of wisdom, but with it genius has not even a nodding acquaintance.

We are in a period when old questions are settled and the new are not yet brought forward. Extreme party action, if continued in such a time, would ruin the party. Moderation is its only chance. The party out of power gains by all partisan conduct of those in power.

My motto is: Live every day to the fullest - in moderation.

The point of drinking in moderation is that sometimes you don't drink in moderation.

There is nothing wrong with sobriety in moderation.

I've always wanted to improve on the idea of living well, In moderation, wine is good for you - mentally, physically, and spiritually.

Moderation is part of faith, so those who accuse Muslim schools of fostering fanaticism should learn a bit more about Islam.

IT is difficult to speak or write with becoming moderation or propriety, on topics to which we are biased by prejudice, interest, or even principle.

I'll be 65 in September and I work as much as I want to, take cruises with Kay, relax with my family, do everything in moderation, because I want to enjoy my life.

When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation.

I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.

In order to grow old, you have to experience everything, but in moderation.

Exactness and neatness in moderation is a virtue, but carried to extremes narrows the mind.

A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.

So I've broadened the fitness concept to make it one of moderation and balance.

Moderation is a virtue only in those who are thought to have an alternative.

We have followed a path of moderation, development is our priority, national unity, good community relations, Muslims and non Muslims, this is what has given us the advantage.

As an example to others, and not that I care for moderation myself, it has always been my rule never to smoke when asleep, and never to refrain from smoking when awake.

Moderation is the silken string running through the pearl chain of all virtues.