From a worldly point of view there is no mistake so great as that

From a worldly point of view there is no mistake so great as that of being always right. – Samuel Butler, Note-Books, 1912

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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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It is the sign of a great mind to dislike greatness, and prefer things in measure to things in excess. – Seneca (Seneca the Elder)

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It is better to rise from life as from a banquet – neither thirsty nor drunken. – Aristotle

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