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)

Its best to rise from life like a banquet, neither thirsty or drunken. – Aristotle

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

Balance is a dynamic, never dull process. – Kristina Turner, The Self-Healing Cookbook, 2002, originally published 1987