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  1. A quotation from Abraham Lincoln

    If both factions, or neither, shall abuse you, you will probably be about right. Beware of being assailed by one and praised by the other.

    Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) American lawyer, politician, US President (1861-65)
    Letter (1863-05-27) to Gen. John M. Schofield

    More about this quote: wist.info/lincoln-abraham/9373…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #abelincoln #abrahamlincoln #extremism #factions #middleoftheroad #moderation #neutrality #partisanship #bias #fairness #praise

  2. A quotation from Moliere

    CLÉANTE: Most men are strangely made; they always stray
       Out of the natural and proper way;
       Rejecting reason’s bounds as limitations,
       They range about amid their aberrations;
       Even the noblest things they often mar
       By forcing them and pushing them too far.
     
    [Les hommes, la plupart, sont étrangement faits;
    Dans la juste nature on ne les voit jamais:
    La raison a pour eux des bornes trop petites,
    En chaque caractère ils passent ses limites;
    Et la plus noble chose, ils la gâtent souvent,
    Pour la vouloir outrer et pousser trop avant.]

    Molière (1622-1673) French playwright, actor [stage name for Jean-Baptiste Poquelin]
    Tartuffe, or the Hypocrite [Le Tartuffe, ou L’Imposteur], Act 1, sc. 6 (1669) [tr. Frame (1967)]

    Sourcing, notes, other translations: wist.info/moliere/77969/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #moliere #tartuffe #carrytoofar #dramaqueen #exaggeration #extremism #humannature #humanity #middlecourse #middleoftheroad #moderation #overacting #reason #unreason

  3. A quotation from Moliere

    CLÉANTE: Most men are strangely made; they always stray
       Out of the natural and proper way;
       Rejecting reason’s bounds as limitations,
       They range about amid their aberrations;
       Even the noblest things they often mar
       By forcing them and pushing them too far.
     
    [Les hommes, la plupart, sont étrangement faits;
    Dans la juste nature on ne les voit jamais:
    La raison a pour eux des bornes trop petites,
    En chaque caractère ils passent ses limites;
    Et la plus noble chose, ils la gâtent souvent,
    Pour la vouloir outrer et pousser trop avant.]

    Molière (1622-1673) French playwright, actor [stage name for Jean-Baptiste Poquelin]
    Tartuffe, or the Hypocrite [Le Tartuffe, ou L’Imposteur], Act 1, sc. 6 (1669) [tr. Frame (1967)]

    Sourcing, notes, other translations: wist.info/moliere/77969/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #moliere #tartuffe #carrytoofar #dramaqueen #exaggeration #extremism #humannature #humanity #middlecourse #middleoftheroad #moderation #overacting #reason #unreason

  4. A quotation from Moliere

    CLÉANTE: Most men are strangely made; they always stray
       Out of the natural and proper way;
       Rejecting reason’s bounds as limitations,
       They range about amid their aberrations;
       Even the noblest things they often mar
       By forcing them and pushing them too far.
     
    [Les hommes, la plupart, sont étrangement faits;
    Dans la juste nature on ne les voit jamais:
    La raison a pour eux des bornes trop petites,
    En chaque caractère ils passent ses limites;
    Et la plus noble chose, ils la gâtent souvent,
    Pour la vouloir outrer et pousser trop avant.]

    Molière (1622-1673) French playwright, actor [stage name for Jean-Baptiste Poquelin]
    Tartuffe, or the Hypocrite [Le Tartuffe, ou L’Imposteur], Act 1, sc. 6 (1669) [tr. Frame (1967)]

    Sourcing, notes, other translations: wist.info/moliere/77969/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #moliere #tartuffe #carrytoofar #dramaqueen #exaggeration #extremism #humannature #humanity #middlecourse #middleoftheroad #moderation #overacting #reason #unreason