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

Death borders upon our birth, and our cradle stands in the grave.

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

Perfection is the child of time.

He is great enough that is his own master.

A reputation once broken may possibly be repaired, but the world will always keep their eyes on the spot where the crack was.

A man's opinion is in others; his being is in himself.

And, if I were so low that I accounted myself the worst of all, yet some would account themselves in worse case.

He is a very humble man, that thinks not himself better than some others.

Let me know myself; let others guess at me.

Let others either envy or pity me; I care not, so long as I enjoy myself.

We must first pray, that God would make us wise; before we can wish, he would make us happy.

What fools are we, to be besotted with the love of our own trouble, and to hate our liberty and rest!

A good man is kinder to his enemy than bad men to their friends.

He is a very humble man that thinks not himself better than some others.

Heaven hath many tongues to talk of it more eyes to behold it but few hearts that rightly affect it.

Recreation is intended to the mind as whetting is to the scythe to sharpen the edge of it which otherwise would grow dull and blunt as good no scythe as no edge.

The best ground untilled, soonest runs out into rank weeds. A man of knowledge that is negligent or uncorrected, cannot but grow wild and godless.

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.

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

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.

To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

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.

In things a moderation keep; Kings ought to shear, not skin, their sheep.