Temperance - Moderation

Moderation

  • Temperance (virtue), habitual moderation in the indulgence of a natural appetite or passion

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Famous quotes containing the word moderation:

    “Concord River is remarkable for the gentleness of its current, which is scarcely perceptible, and some have referred to its influence the proverbial moderation of the inhabitants of Concord, as exhibited in the Revolution, and on later occasions.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    “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!”
    —Barry Goldwater (b. 1909)