“Moderation in all things.”
Ne quid nimis.
Not anything in excess, a translation from the Greek μηδὲν ἄγαν. "Nothing in excess" as inscribed on the Temple of Apollo at Delphi.
Source: Andria (The Lady of Andros), Line 61.
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