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Marcus Tullius Cicero
“We must fight it as we should an illness. We must look after our health, use moderate exercise, take just enough food and drink to recruit, but not to overload, our strength. Nor is it the body alone that must be supported, but the intellect and...” Marcus Tullius Cicero, On Old Age
Lao Tzu
“For governing a country well there is nothing better than moderation.” Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
Baruch Spinoza
“Human infirmity in moderating and checking the emotions I name bondage: for, when a man is a prey to his emotions, he is not his own master, but lies at the mercy of fortune: so much so, that he is often compelled, while seeing that which is...” Baruch Spinoza, Ethics
Henry Kissinger
“For moderation is a virtue only in those who are thought to have a choice.” Henry Kissinger, White House Years
Victor Hugo
“To lie a little is not possible: he who lies, lies the whole lie.” Victor Hugo, Les Misérables
Jane Austen
“She was sensible and clever; but eager in everything: her sorrows, her joys, could have no moderation.” Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility
C. S. Lewis
“A moderated religion is as good for us as no religion at all—and more amusing.” C. S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters

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