And feel by turns the bitter change Of fierce extremes, extremes by change more fierce.
However great an evil immorality may be, we must not forget that it is not without its beneficial consequences. It is only through extremes that men can arrive at the middle path of wisdom and virtue.
Generally, there is a lot of truth value in stepping back, observing, then logically generalizing the extremes of what you see.
The middle way cannot be achieved by dividing two extremes in half.
All evils are equal when they are extreme. [Fr. , Et tous maux sont pareils alors qu'ils sont extremes. ]
We are only as good as our most extreme experiences
The only thing that has kept the race of men from the mad extremes of the convent and the pirate-galley, the night-club and the lethal chamber, has been mysticism the belief that logic is misleading, and that things are not what they seem.
Justice in the extreme is often unjust.
I'm really into extreme sports and just having fun.
Change is most sluggish at the extremes precisely because the derivative is zero there.
This was an age of extremes, a fascinating century of freaks. . . but nobody loved it.
Even angels have their wicked schemes and you take that to new extremes.
The best things are placed between extremes.
Any color works if you push it to the extreme.
Push your limit to the absolute extreme.
Problems between countries always exist, especially between such big countries as Russia and the United States. There have always been some issues, but I don't think we should go to extremes.
I find fame to be quite unnatural. Humans are not built for extreme adoration.
The extreme always makes an impression.
A mind that is interested in changing. . . is interested precisely in the things that are at extremes. I'm certainly like that. Unless we go to extremes, we won't get anywhere.
I like things that are unique and extreme.