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Excess Quotes

"Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess."

Oscar Wilde, Irish Dramatist

Excess, Moderation, Nothing

"Nothing exceeds like excess."

Al Jourgensen, Cuban Musician

Excess, Nothing

"Till now poets were privileged to insert a certain proportion of nonsense - very far in excess of one-half of one per cent - into their otherwise sober documents."

John C. Ransom, American Poet

Excess, Nonsense, Now, Poets

"You're in a mess, and in excess."

Billy Strayhorn, American Composer

"What fun it would be to be poor, as long as one was excessively poor! Anything in excess is most exhilarating."

Jean Anouilh, French Playwright

Excess, Fun, Poor

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