Perfect Paragraph Moderation



Directions: Write a paragraph with 6-8 sentences using these quotes. Which one do you most agree with? Why? Cite at least one of the quotes in your answer.

  • “He will always be a slave who does not know how to live upon a little.” – Horace (Roman poet)
  • “Moderation is a fatal thing: nothing succeeds like excess.” – Oscar Wilde
  • “In everything the middle road is the best; all things in excess bring men to trouble.” – Plautus (Roman playwright)