Our body is a well-set clock, which keeps good time, but if it be too much or indiscreetly tampered with, the alarm runs out before the hour

Quote by Joseph Hall

Topics: Body Quotes

A reputation once broken may possibly be repaired, but the world will always keep their...

A reputation once broken may possibly be repaired, but the world will always keep their...

Moderation is the silken string running through the pearl chain of all virtues.

Moderation is the silken string running through the pearl chain of all virtues.

Perfection is the child of time.

Perfection is the child of time.

A reputation once broken may possibly be repaired, but the world will always keep their...

A reputation once broken may possibly be repaired, but the world will always keep their...

Death borders upon our birth, and our cradle stands in the grave.

Death borders upon our birth, and our cradle stands in the grave.

Perfection is the child of time

Perfection is the child of time

He is great enough that is his own master.

He is great enough that is his own master.

Moderation is the silken string running through the pearl chain of all virtues.

Moderation is the silken string running through the pearl chain of all virtues.

Only actions give life strength; only moderation gives it charm.

Only actions give life strength; only moderation gives it charm.

Moderation. Small helpings. Sample a little bit of everything. These are the secrets of happiness...

Moderation. Small helpings. Sample a little bit of everything. These are the secrets of happiness...

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

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

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

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

Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains

Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains

I know that many have been taught to think that moderation, in a case like...

I know that many have been taught to think that moderation, in a case like...

Temperance and labor are the two best physicians of man; labor sharpens the appetite, and...

Temperance and labor are the two best physicians of man; labor sharpens the appetite, and...

Moderation is commonly firm, and firmness is commonly successful

Moderation is commonly firm, and firmness is commonly successful

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

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

There is moderation even in excess.

There is moderation even in excess.

Moderation is the inseparable companion of wisdom, but with it genius has not even a...

Moderation is the inseparable companion of wisdom, but with it genius has not even a...

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

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

Virtue is a state of war, and to live in it we have always to...

Virtue is a state of war, and to live in it we have always to...