Definition of Moderation

Moderation

The act of moderating, or of imposing due restraint.

The state or quality of being mmoderate.

Calmness of mind; equanimity; as, to bear adversity with moderation.

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Moderation Quotations

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.
Mark Twain

Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody.
Mark Twain

Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.
Oscar Wilde

The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom.
Aristotle

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

Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
Saint Augustine

To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
Saint Augustine

A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.
Thomas Paine

Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.
Thomas Paine

Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
Barry Goldwater

Whilst shame keeps its watch, virtue is not wholly extinguished in the heart; nor will moderation be utterly exiled from the minds of tyrants.
Edmund Burke

If one oversteps the bounds of moderation, the greatest pleasures cease to please.
Epictetus

America is a model of force and freedom and moderation - with all the coarseness and rudeness of its people.
Lord Byron

There is moderation even in excess.
Benjamin Disraeli

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.
Benjamin Disraeli

Moderation is the center wherein all philosophies, both human and divine, meet.
Benjamin Disraeli

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

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

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

Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.
Marcus Tullius Cicero

Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason.
Marcus Tullius Cicero

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

Moderation is the key so I work certain amount of time and then I take a certain amount of time off.
Jimmy Buffett

I like to talk about my obsession with french fries because I don't want people to think that 'Let's Move' is about complete, utter deprivation. It's about moderation and real-life changes and ideas that really work for families.
Michelle Obama

The moderation of people in prosperity is the effect of a smooth and composed temper, owing to the calm of their good fortune.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Moderation is the feebleness and sloth of the soul, whereas ambition is the warmth and activity of it.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld

The spirit of moderation should also be the spirit of the lawgiver.
Charles de Montesquieu

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

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

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.
Moliere

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Moderation Translations

moderation in Dutch is matigheid
moderation in Latin is temperantia

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