Sunday, October 9, 2011

moderation

"Moderation extends its ordering mastery down to the fountainhead from which the figure of moral man springs up unceasingly."

                                              - Josef Pieper,  The Four Cardinal Virtues

4 comments:

  1. Thank you for sharing this quote - I think it might end up placed in my teenage boys' room.

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  2. I had to read the quote several times to 'get' it. Either it's just to early in the day, or I don't want to face the reality of it's message...

    Blessings, Debbie

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