Too much self-indulging or too much self-discipline have one thing in common: too much. Living to extremes--either extreme - generally does little to promote lasting health, happiness or holiness.
The practice of devotion - the practice of true love - is usually found somewhere in the middle.
"Salt and sugar are both excellent things,
but too much of either
spoils the dish."
(S XIX 2)
"If you must go to excess on one
side or the other, let it be toward indulgence,
for no sauce was ever spoiled by sugar."
(S II 13)
A sensible mind is a medium mind
which is neither too great nor too little."
(LR V 9)
"It is a well-regulated mixture of both
sugar and salt which produces
a good flavor in a salad dressing."
(S XVII 3)
"Those who wish to straighten a young tree,
not only to bring it to the direction in which
they wish it to grow but even bend it
somewhat beyond,
so that it will not return to its
former direction."
(C IX)
"Our minds must not be kept
always on the stretch."
(C IV 1)
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