Jean Paul Quotes

I have to think of moderation, which is not a word that's in my vocabulary. But I try.

Patience means restraining one's inclinations.

All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.

Temperance is simply a disposition of the mind which binds the passion.

A prince must, above all things, accustom himself to moderate his desires. For as he has the power of gratifying them, if he once gives way to them, he will run to the greatest excess, and, by destroying his subjects, will at last complete his own ruin. In order to form himself to this moderation, nothing is more proper, than to accustom himself to patience. This is the most necessary of all virtues for those, who are to command. A man must be patient to become master of himself and others.

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

I need to rein myself in sometimes.

Temperance is a mean with regard to pleasures.

Strength is the capacity to break a chocolate bar into four pieces with your bare hands - and then eat just one of the pieces.

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

Moderation is never something I've been good at.

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

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

No man in the world has more courage than the man who can stop after eating one peanut.

Everything in moderation - that's what I live by.

The hardest thing for me is restraint.

We all have to recognize, no matter how great our strength, we must deny ourselves the license to do always as we please.

A well-governed appetite is the greater part of liberty.

I wasn't blessed with the natural ability to rein myself in.

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.

There is always a limit to self-indulgence, but none to self-restraint.

To enjoy freedom ... we have of course to control ourselves. We must not squander our powers, helplessly and ignorantly, squirting half the house in order to water a single rose.

Start the practice of self-control with some penance; begin with fasting.

It is with our passions as it is with fire and water, they are good servants, but bad masters.