Quote by William Wordsworth
To character and success, two things, contradictory as they may se

To character and success, two things, contradictory as they may seem, must go together… humble dependence on God and manly reliance on self. – William Wordsworth

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For by superior energies; more strict affiance in each other; faith more firm in their unhallowed principles, the bad have fairly earned a victory over the weak, the vacillating, inconsistent good. – William Wordsworth

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The world is too much with us late and soon, getting and spending, we lay waste our powers: Little we see in Nature that is ours. – William Wordsworth

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That moderation which nature prescribes, which limits our desires by resources restricted to our needs, has abandoned the field; it has now come to this — that to want only what is enough is a sign both of boorishness and of utter destitution. – Seneca (Seneca the Elder)

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To go beyond the bounds of moderation is to outrage humanity. – Blaise Pascal

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My God, Mr. Chairman, at this moment I stand astonished at my own moderation! – Robert Clive

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Only action gives life strength, only moderation gives it charm. – Jean Paul

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