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Excess13 quotes
The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom. — William Blake · 1793Can we ever have too much of a good thing? — Miguel de Cervantes · 1605If music be the food of love, play on.
Give me excess of it, that, surfeiting,
The appetite may sicken and so die. — William Shakespeare · 1602You never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough. — William Blake · 1794The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not. — Democritus · 370 BCCan one desire too much of a good thing? — William Shakespeare · 1616All 13 quotes →Appetite2 quotes
The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not. — Democritus · 370 BCA human being has a natural desire to have more of a good thing than he needs. — Mark Twain · 1897Desire2 quotes
Can one desire too much of a good thing? — William Shakespeare · 1616A human being has a natural desire to have more of a good thing than he needs. — Mark Twain · 1897Love2 quotes
If music be the food of love, play on.
Give me excess of it, that, surfeiting,
The appetite may sicken and so die. — William Shakespeare · 1602With love, you see, even too much is not enough. — Pierre Beaumarchais · 1784Moderation2 quotes
Nothing in excess. — Inscription at the Temple of Apollo at DelphiModeration is a fatal thing...Nothing succeeds like excess. — Oscar Wilde · 1893Moderation vs. excess2 quotes
You never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough. — William Blake · 1794Moderation is a fatal thing...Nothing succeeds like excess. — Oscar Wilde · 1893Downsides of wealth1 quote
They are as sick that surfeit with too much as they that starve with nothing. — William Shakespeare · 1598Human nature1 quote
A human being has a natural desire to have more of a good thing than he needs. — Mark Twain · 1897Learning from mistakes1 quote
The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom. — William Blake · 1793Man and animals1 quote
The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not. — Democritus · 370 BCMistakes1 quote
The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom. — William Blake · 1793Mo money mo problems1 quote
They are as sick that surfeit with too much as they that starve with nothing. — William Shakespeare · 1598Music1 quote
If music be the food of love, play on.
Give me excess of it, that, surfeiting,
The appetite may sicken and so die. — William Shakespeare · 1602Self-control1 quote
Nothing in excess. — Inscription at the Temple of Apollo at DelphiToo much of a good thing1 quote
Can we ever have too much of a good thing? — Miguel de Cervantes · 1605Wealth1 quote
They are as sick that surfeit with too much as they that starve with nothing. — William Shakespeare · 1598Wisdom1 quote
The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom. — William Blake · 1793