APAD: Enough is as good as a feast

Meaning:

   The proverb "Enough is as good as a feast" essentially means that having an

   adequate amount of something is just as satisfying as having an excessive or

   abundant amount. It encourages contentment and discourages greed or

   overindulgence.

 

Background:

   The origin of this proverb is often attributed to the English playwright and

   poet Geoffrey Chaucer, who wrote it in his work "The Canterbury Tales" in the

   14th century. It appears in the Nun's Priest's Tale, where Chaucer writes,

   "Thanne is suffisaunce as good as a feast."

 

   The phrase likely evolved over time from Chaucer's usage into the more common

   version we have today.

 

   This saying has stood the test of time because it offers a timeless piece of

   wisdom about appreciating what we have and finding contentment in sufficiency

   rather than always striving for excess.

 

- englishdaily626.com [edited]

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I was again impressed with what Buddha discovered according to the book

"Sapiens" by Uval Noah Harari.

 

    Gautama's insight was that no matter what the mind experiences, it usually

    reacts with craving, and craving always involves dissatisfaction.

 

"Enough is as good as a feast" came in about two millenia and on its own arrived

at the same upshot. A few more centuries, in our time, one is supposed to be

dissatisfied with the status quo, and exhorted to achieve, to explore, and to

exploit. "Greed is good," we are told.

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Very true 4 material things. But 4 knowledge & spiritual -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 07/31/2025 postreply 08:16:34

seeking, the more the merrier, right? :-) -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 07/31/2025 postreply 08:17:14

我们飞得越高,在那些不能飞的人眼中的形象就越渺小。哈哈哈。 -硅谷居士- 给 硅谷居士 发送悄悄话 硅谷居士 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 07/31/2025 postreply 08:44:19

APAD: Free as a bird ;-)) -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 07/31/2025 postreply 09:04:48

我老家有句俗语:技多不压身。先父偶尔用它来提醒我。 -硅谷居士- 给 硅谷居士 发送悄悄话 硅谷居士 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 07/31/2025 postreply 08:46:33

We say the same thing. Used to agree. Now don't know :-)) -7grizzly- 给 7grizzly 发送悄悄话 7grizzly 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 07/31/2025 postreply 09:06:42

I don't have to know the answer to be content. -7grizzly- 给 7grizzly 发送悄悄话 7grizzly 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 07/31/2025 postreply 09:02:57

bcuz the process is more important than the product? -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 07/31/2025 postreply 10:20:44

I'm too busy enjoying survival on the mat to think much of -7grizzly- 给 7grizzly 发送悄悄话 7grizzly 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 07/31/2025 postreply 10:58:54

anything else :-) -7grizzly- 给 7grizzly 发送悄悄话 7grizzly 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 07/31/2025 postreply 10:59:25

In investing, I only task risks that are necessary. -硅谷居士- 给 硅谷居士 发送悄悄话 硅谷居士 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 07/31/2025 postreply 08:38:01

I know when enough is enough. -硅谷居士- 给 硅谷居士 发送悄悄话 硅谷居士 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 07/31/2025 postreply 08:38:23

Great job! I wish I had your acumen. -7grizzly- 给 7grizzly 发送悄悄话 7grizzly 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 07/31/2025 postreply 09:08:39

IMHO:weEach hasOwnWays&difference makes theWorld Interesting -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 07/31/2025 postreply 09:40:10

Humans wete born greedy, and it‘s said to be the drive for发展 -暖冬cool夏- 给 暖冬cool夏 发送悄悄话 暖冬cool夏 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 07/31/2025 postreply 16:42:19

Until “The things you own start owning you”.—Fight Club -7grizzly- 给 7grizzly 发送悄悄话 7grizzly 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 07/31/2025 postreply 18:36:48

听起来也有点像劝人安于现状得毒鸡汤 -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (483 bytes) () 08/01/2025 postreply 03:08:34

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