Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes About Moderation

Quotes about: Moderation

• Moderation is like sobriety: you would like to have some more, but are afraid of making yourself ill.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Sobriety, Risk, Moderation

• Moderation is the feebleness and sloth of the soul, whereas ambition is the warmth and activity of it.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Ambition, Soul, Sloth

• 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

  People, Owing, Calm

• Moderation resembles temperance. We are not so unwilling to eat more, as afraid of doing ourselves harm by it.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Self Harm, Moderation, Temperance

• Moderation cannot have the credit of combatiug and subduing ambition, they are never found together. Moderation is the languor and indolence of the soul, as ambition is its activity and ardor.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Ambition, Soul, Together

• The moderation of men in the most exalted fortunes is a desire to be thought above those things that have raised them so high.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Men, Desire, Moderation

• Moderation is represented as a virtue in order to restrain the ambition of great men, and to console those of a meaner condition in their lesser merit and fortune.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Ambition, Men, Order

• Moderation is a fear of falling into that envy and contempt which those who grow giddy with their good fortune quite justly draw upon themselves. It is a vain boasting of the greatness of our mind.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Fall, Greatness, Envy

• Moderation in people who are contented comes from that calm that good fortune lends to their spirit.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  People, Spirit, Calm

• Moderation is caused by the fear of exciting the envy and contempt which those merit who are intoxicated with their good fortune; it is a vain display of our strength of mind, and in short the moderation of men at their greatest height is only a desire to appear greater than their fortune.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Men, Envy, Mind

• Moderation is an ostentatious proof of our strength of character.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Character, Moderation, Proof

• The moderation of fortunate people comes from the calm which good fortune gives to their tempers.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  People, Giving, Calm

  "Maxims". Book by Francois de La Rochefoucauld, No. 18, 1665.

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