"Virtue ... is a mean between two vices, that which depends on excess and that which depends on defect; and again it i…"

"Monks, these two extremes ought not to be practiced by one who has gone forth from the household life. What are the t…"

"Give us enough but with a sparing hand."

"A formative experience of my life was a lesson that one can have too much of a good thing. I used to love rose- and v…"

"Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man."

"The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not."

"Moderation, in the pursuit of honors or riches, is the only security against disappointment and vexation. A wise man,…"

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

"You may ask what then will become of the fundamental principles of equity and fair play which our constitutions enshr…"

"There is a limit to enjoyment, though the sources of wealth be boundless, And the choicest pleasures of life lie with…"