Humility vs Moderation - What's the difference?
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The characteristic of being humble; humbleness in character and behavior.
The state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes
* {{quote-book
, passage=...It regulates and governs the Passions of the Mind, and brings them into due moderation and frame...
, page=17
, title=An Account of the Growth of Deism in England
, author=William Stephens
, year=1696}}
* 1772 , , [http://books.google.com/books?id=twVuAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA394]:
* 1821 October 12, , [http://books.google.com/books?id=5q4XBa5jsy8C&pg=PA7]:
An instance of moderating: bringing something away from extremes, especially in a beneficial way
* {{quote-news, year=1936, date=March, work=The Southern Lumberman
, passage=With the quick moderation of the weather some buying has appeared that had been held up because of the extremely cold weather
The process of moderating a discussion
As nouns the difference between humility and moderation
is that humility is the characteristic of being humble; humbleness in character and behavior while moderation is the state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes.humility
English
(wikipedia humility)Noun
Usage notes
* Commonly used to mean “modesty, lack of pride” (with respect to one’s achievements), and in formal religious contexts to refer to a transcendent egolessness.Synonyms
* egolessness, humilitude, meekness, modesty, self-effacementAntonyms
* prideExternal links
*moderation
English
(wikipedia moderation)Noun
- Mr. Chairman, at this moment I stand astonished at my own moderation !
- America is a model of force and freedom and moderation - with all the coarseness and rudeness of its people.
citation
- The moderation of a large online forum can be hard work.
