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"Everything in moderation."
If it's considered such a healthy philosophy then we should invest in the fullest ... We should concentrate less on the "moderation" end of the sentence and give equal attention to the "Everything" which is, after all, capitalized.
Everything in moderation.
in
fact, to be sure we continue to receive the lifelong benefits of this principle we should consider:
Everything in [scheduled] moderation.
just have a couple beers and stop. but do so several times/wk.
have 1 cigarette every thurs afternoon.
Party all night once/month.
Take a heavy drug once/yr.
Have a fling every 5 yrs.
this might be good for us, and what's more, is possible to accomplish with the technology of the current day.
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With the news constantly bombarding us about "this is good / that is bad", "blah blah blah red wine red meat all beef olestra medicinal marijuana low fat painkiller", this actually seems not too bad an idea! |
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Everything in moderation, including this axiom. |
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But what about those things that mitigate against moderation. Murder for instance? |
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I do everything in constipation, unfortunately. |
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(*marks calender for next January*) |
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what exactly are we supposed to be flinging? can I swop the ciggies and the drugs for a little more alcohol? |
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This is not what the philosopher meant, at all. |
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This all falls apart when you consider that the "everything" in "Everything in moderation" includes moderation. |
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This all falls apart when you consider freebase cocaine and armed robbery. |
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Well if you look at it like that... I'm off to SuperValu with a packet of rubber bands. I'll let you know how it goes. |
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The original Delphic proverb is negative - more like 'not too much of anything' - which rather spoils this party. |
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μηδεν αγαν |
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D'oh! The Greek doesn't show up! I remember having this problem with Russian before. |
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Anyhow, it's not just the Everything that would have been capitalised in the original, but probably all the letters - not for emphasis, but because that's how letters usually come out when you're carving them in stone. |
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I wonder whether Terry Pratchett ever did a joke where, say, a troll demonstrated his strength by doing cursive writing with a stone-chisel? |
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