Eartha Kitt Quotes

You must be wise, but not too wise.

There is moderation even in excess.

Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.

You can be very wild and still be very wise.

I think I invented the phrase 'Don't overdo it.'

Everyone talks about moderation. How about some moderation in moderation?

I've got to be sensible sometimes.

Perfect reason flees all extremity, and leads one to be wise with sobriety.

I like restraint, if it doesn't go too far.

Zeal should not outrun discretion.

Be neither silly, nor cunning, but wise

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

Be moderate in everything, including moderation.

The best things carried to excess are wrong.

Earnestness is enthusiasm tempered by reason.

You don't try to do more than you should.

It's a wise thing to hold back.

I've always believed in having a sense of balance and stealth.

This I consider to be a valuable principle in life: Do no thing in excess.

Moderation is the secret of survival.

If the impulse to daring and bravery is too fierce and violent, stay it with guidance and instruction.

You know, there's times when you should play and there's times when you gotta hold back.

If the quickness of the mind and the fluency of the tongue are too punctilious and sharp, moderate them in your activity and rest.

Everything in excess is opposed to nature.

The choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation.