#moderate

Existence of an excited state is not a prerequisite for the production of inhibition; inhibition can exist apart from excitation no less than, when called forth against an excitation already in progress, it can suppress or moderate it. ↗

— Charles Scott Sherrington

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It is safest to be moderately base - to be flexible in shame, and to be always ready for what is generous, good, and just, when anything is to be gained by virtue. ↗

— Sydney Smith

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Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words. ↗

— Baruch Spinoza

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I have long said there are three distinct groups under the GOP's tent: theological warriors, who want to impose their social views on the rest of society; Tea Party zealots, who say with a straight face that they want the government to get out of their Medicare; and remnants of the pro-business moderates. ↗

— Eliot Spitzer

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While their fiscal views aren't mine, the moderates are the last reasonable voice in the current Republican Party. ↗

— Eliot Spitzer

#fiscal #last #mine #moderates #party

Be moderate in everything, including moderation. ↗

— Horace Porter

#including #moderate #moderation

Redistricting and a broken, polarized Congress have made it tough to be a moderate in Congress. ↗

— Mike Ross

#congress #made #moderate #polarized #redistricting

It's important that we work very closely with moderate Muslim forces locally, nationally and internationally. ↗

— Gijs de Vries

#forces #important #internationally #locally #moderate

Obviously, people with low or even moderate incomes could not afford such savings rates, and even diligent savings from their low wages would not be enough to pay for either retirement or healthcare. ↗

— William Greider

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I would not like to see a person who is sober, moderate, chaste and just say that there is no God. They would speak disinterestedly at least, but such a person is not to be found. ↗

— Jean de la Bruyere

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