# Quote — Jack Vance, Wyst: Alastor 1716

> “Still, moderation, I beg of all of you!”
>
> “But not too much of it!” Dobbo called out. “We’d be defeating only ourselves. Moderation must be practiced in moderation.”

- Author: [Jack Vance](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jack-vance.md)
- Book: [Wyst: Alastor 1716](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jack-vance/wyst-alastor-1716.md)
- Page: 383
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/jack-vance/wyst-alastor-1716/still-moderation-i-beg

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> It is all sheer egocentricity: the myth of self triumphant over destiny!

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> “I wonder, sir, if you’d be good enough to advise me.”
>
> “Certainly, within the limits of discretion,” said Eubanq. “I should warn you, however, that free advice is usually not worth its cost.”

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> So much existed: so much to be felt and seen and known! A single life was not enough…

p. 307 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jack-vance/wyst-alastor-1716/so-much-existed.md)