abnegation abstinence average balance calm calmness center conservatism constraint continence control cool dispassion evenness generality gentleness golden mean happy medium impartiality judiciousness lenity mean meden agan median mediocrity medium middle middle course middle ground middle point middle position middle state middle way middle-of-the-road midpoint mildness moderateness moderation moderationism neutrality nonviolence norm normal nothing in excess pacifism par prudence repose restraint rule run self-abnegation self-control self-denial self-restraint serenity sobriety stability steadiness temperance temperateness tranquillity unexcessiveness unextravagance unextremeness via media