Sandra Bernhard Quotes

The art of avoiding extremes is an art that is drawn on the canvas of maturity and painted with the abstract strokes of many experiences.

You must be wise, but not too wise.

It's a wise thing to hold back.

You can be very wild and still be very wise.

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

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

The best time for you to hold your tongue is the time you feel you must say something or bust.

Moderation is never something I've been good at.

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

The two powers which in my opinion constitute a wise man are those of bearing and forbearing.

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

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

Here's a rule I recommend: Never practice two vices at once.

Self-control is one mark of a mature person; it applies to control of language, physical treatment of others, and the appetites of the body.

To know your limitations is the hallmark of a wise person.

During crazy times, I just hold back. People are so quick to jump on something or rip it apart.

Something that comes along with age causes you to simmer a bit.

I have such a temperament that I cannot do anything in excess.

Just because you can do something, it doesn't mean you need to - restraint is something I admire.

Everybody has said or done the wrong thing and regretted it later, but at the time, you really couldn't help it! As you get older, you're more guarded, but that's a really tough process of learning, to be brutally honest, about some things and keeping your mouth shut about others.

Most people have an off switch and they choose when to go all out.

Zeal should not outrun discretion.

Knock yourself out... Or rather, don't.

Love increases through righteous restraint and decreases through impulsive indulgence.

Have more than you show, Speak less than you know.