I hold this as a rule of life: too much of anything is bad.

Quote by Terence

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How unfair the fate which ordains that those who have the least should be always...

How unfair the fate which ordains that those who have the least should be always...

No man was every so completely skilled in the conduct of life, as not to...

No man was every so completely skilled in the conduct of life, as not to...

The quarrels of lovers are the renewal of love.

The quarrels of lovers are the renewal of love.

I am human and let nothing human be alien to me.

I am human and let nothing human be alien to me.

I myself am the only friend I have

I myself am the only friend I have

I do not give money for just mere hopes.

I do not give money for just mere hopes.

There is a demand in these days for men who can make wrong appear right.

There is a demand in these days for men who can make wrong appear right.

Their silence is praise enough.

Their silence is praise enough.

What harsh judges fathers are to all young men!

What harsh judges fathers are to all young men!

Extreme law is often extreme injustice

Extreme law is often extreme injustice

These days flattery wins friends, truth begets hatred.

These days flattery wins friends, truth begets hatred.

You believe easily that which you hope for earnestly.

You believe easily that which you hope for earnestly.

Children should be led into the right paths, not by severity, but by persuasion.

Children should be led into the right paths, not by severity, but by persuasion.

Nowadays those are rewarded who make right appear wrong.

Nowadays those are rewarded who make right appear wrong.

In fact nothing is said that has not been said before.

In fact nothing is said that has not been said before.

Of my friends I am the only one left.

Of my friends I am the only one left.

They who love dancing too much seem to have more brains in their feet than...

They who love dancing too much seem to have more brains in their feet than...

They are so knowing, that they know nothing.

They are so knowing, that they know nothing.

Lovers quarrels are the renewal of love.

Lovers quarrels are the renewal of love.

How often things occur by mere chance which we dared not even hope for.

How often things occur by mere chance which we dared not even hope for.