“Moderates always seem to deal in hopes rather than in facts.”
“Let us recollect that peace or war will not always be left to our option; that however moderate or unambitious we may be, we cannot count upon the moderation, or hope to extinguish the ambition of others.”
“Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.”
“A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice”
“Luck which so often defies anticipation in matrimonial affairs, giving attraction to what is moderate rather than to what is superior.”
“I'd rather deal with thick-face people rather than wasting time with two-faced ones.”