Ben Barnes Quotes

I have a number of vices, one of which is moderation.

Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit.

We should not, however, proceed with the adventure simply because we are wound up and cannot stop.

It needs courage to throw oneself forward, but it needs no less to hold oneself back.

What youth considers liberation, maturity considers tasteless excess.

I have nothing but regret that I cannot continue to behave the way I behaved all my life, and I can't wait for a chance to behave immoderately again.

I'm fairly in control and I don't like to flirt particularly. I mean, obviously if I meet someone who I think is hot, of course I'll want to flirt with him, But in general I don't use it in day-to-day life.

I sort of have to self-censor sometimes.

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

Temper your enjoyments with prudence, lest there be written on your heart that fearful word 'satiety.'

I am not overconfident.

Freedom is not procured by a full enjoyment of what is desired, but by controlling the desire.

Many a man gets weary of clamping down on his rough impulses, which if given occasional release would encourage the living of life with salt in it, in place of dust.

Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.

It's a wise thing to hold back.

I'm realising now that I can't just blurt things out.

Don't let your will roar when your power only whispers.

It is his restraint that is honorable to a person, not their liberty.

You can be very wild and still be very wise.

Moderation is the secret of survival.

It's all right letting yourself go, as long as you can get yourself back.

I never forbid myself anything.

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

I need to rein myself in sometimes.

Imagination, the supreme delight of the immortal and the immature, should be limited. In order to enjoy life, we should not enjoy it too much.