“Being asked how a man could be taught to escape the evil of drinking, he said, 'By seeing the disgusting behaviour of drunkards.'”— Anacharsis
“It is a battle between moderation and extremism. We are all on the same side.”— Abdullah II of Jordan
“The vine bears three kinds of grapes: the first of pleasure, the second of intoxication, the third of disgust.”— Anacharsis
“Great eagerness in the pursuit of wealth, pleasure, or honor, cannot exist without sin.”— Desiderius Erasmus
“Fortune has something of the nature of a woman. If she is too intensely wooed, she commonly goes the further away.”— Charles V
“Jordan has a role to play in the region that is a role of moderation and stability.”— Abdullah II of Jordan
“Islam Hadhari is not a new religion. It is not a new mazhab or a new school of thought. It is an effort to bring the ummah back to the fundamentals.”— Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
“I have always been a moderate. I am a Republican because I believe that the Republican party is the best instrument for the moderate to affect the national destiny.”— Howard Baker
“It is a great sign of mediocrity to be unable to praise a man with moderation.”— Saint Basil the Great
“Truth is a hard deer to hunt. If you eat too much truth at once, you may die of the truth.”— Stephen Vincent Benét
“A mediocrity of fortune, with a gentleness of mind, will preserve us from fear or envy.”— Hugh Blair