Moderation, which consists in an indifference about little things, and in a prudent and well-proportioned zeal about things of importance, can proceed from nothing but true knowledge, which has its foundation in self-acquaintance. Chatham
Moderation is the center wherein all philosophies, both human and divine, meet. Joseph Hall
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. François La Rochefoucauld
The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom. Plato
In everything the middle course is best: all things in excess bring trouble to men. Titus Maccius Plautus
The choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation. Tupper
Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess. Oscar Wilde