Everything in Moderation. Great minds of the past have preached this without ceasing.
"Whatever you do, do it in moderation" ~Proverb
"Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide." ~Cicero
"Moderation is commonly firm, and firmness is commonly successful." ~Samuel Johnson
"Temperance and labor are the two best physicians of man; labor sharpens the appetite, and temperance prevents from indulging to excess." ~Jean-Jacques Rousseau
"Moderation is the center wherein all philosophies, both human and divine, meet" ~Benjamin Disraeli
In my mind, these "great" minds have completely missed the point and successfully proven that they are in fact, only good minds.
I prefer to listen to the likes of Oscar Wilde and others like him:
"Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess." ~Oscar Wilde
"Moderation is a virtue only in those who are thought to have an alternative" ~Henry Kissinger
"Moderation has been called a virtue to limit the ambition of great men, and to console undistinguished people for their want of fortune and lack of merit." ~Benjamin Disraeli
Seems that Benjamin Disraeli might have a great mind after all. Hypocrisy is the most human of all traits.
Moderation is terrible. Hedonism is awesome.
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