“When love is in excess, it brings a man no honor, no worthiness.”

Of Death
Essays (1625)

Source: Reflections and Maxims (1746), p. 166.

Source: The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are

Source: The Bride and the Beast

Ichabod, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)

Source: The Pillars of the Earth

Of Great Place
Essays (1625)
Context: It is an assured sign of a worthy and generous spirit, whom honor amends. For honor is, or should be, the place of virtue and as in nature, things move violently to their place, and calmly in their place, so virtue in ambition is violent, in authority settled and calm. All rising to great place is by a winding stair; and if there be factions, it is good to side a man's self, whilst he is in the rising, and to balance himself when he is placed. Use the memory of thy predecessor, fairly and tenderly; for if thou dost not, it is a debt will sure be paid when thou art gone. If thou have colleagues, respect them, and rather call them, when they look not for it, than exclude them, when they have reason to look to be called. Be not too sensible, or too remembering, of thy place in conversation, and private answers to suitors; but let it rather be said, When he sits in place, he is another man.

Source: Little Women

Original: Osate amare come si amano gli eccessi.
Source: prevale.net