Mitigation Quotes for Whatsapp and Facebook Status
He reminds me of the man who murdered both his parents, and then, when sentence was about to be pronounced, pleaded for mercy on the grounds that he was an orphan.
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) American president
Moderation is a virtue only in those who are thought to have an alternative.
Henry Kissinger (b. 1923) American adviser on international affairs
Tell a man whose house is on fire to give a moderate alarm; tell him to moderately rescue his wife from the hands of the ravisher, tell the mother to gradually extricate her babe from the fire into which it has fallen; but urge me not to use moderation in a case like the present.
W. L Garrison (1805-1879) American abolitionist launching his newspaper The Liberator in his campaign against slavery
Any plan conceived in moderation must fail when the circumstances are set in extremes.
Prince Metternich (1773-1859) Austrian statesman
Moderation in people who are contented comes from the calm that good fortune lends to their spirit.
Francois, Due de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) French writer, moralist
My God, Mr Chairman, at this moment I stand astonished at my own moderation.
Robert Clive (1725-1774) English soldier, colonial administrator defending himself against charges of embezzlement
