Rose_239  +  18843 Sun, 11 Jan 04 03:19 AM Hello all here, I am getting stuck iwith this proverb: "All things in moderation and moderation in all things". please, any one explain it to me? Thanx so much in advance. Have a nice weekend. Rose Rose_239 Joined on Thu, Jan 1 2004 New Member 05 Verbs

	Rose_239  +  19610 Sun, 18 Jan 04 11:34 AM Hi Maij, Thank you for sharing this with me. Actually, I was asked about this sentence in a textbook named Headway few year a go. Yet, I could not explain for him and myself either Rose_239

	sohj  +  19947 Wed, 21 Jan 04 05:24 PM Ummm....maybe it would be easiest to understand with some examples. For example, one would probably be healthier if one exercises moderation in eating: Don't overindulge in anything, including fasting (ie: having too much of nothing). You will sleep better and have fewer health problems related to consumption such as bulemia, anorexia, malnutrition, diabetes, heart trouble, et cetera, et cetera. THUS, we get the "All things in moderation..." part of the proverb. For the second part, "...moderation in all things", an example could be that one should be moderate in tone of voice when expressing one's opinion. Which leads us to another proverb: "You catch more flies with honey than you do with vinegar." The saying is a bit redundant, but, loosely, you might think of it as the first part is related to stuff you take in (food, entertainment, drugs (!), etc.) and the second is what you give out to the rest of the world. sohj Joined on Tue, Dec 9 2003 NYC New Member 31 Verbs

	Melissa  +  32380 Tue, 08 Jun 04 12:52 AM You're right with the first bit (don't overdo any single thing) but the second bit is deliberately contradictory, in that it actually encourages you to try everything. Moderation in all things (go easy in everything you do) and in all things (try everthing) moderation. Also included in that list is moderation itself - in other words, don't be too frugal. Just enough to not be a pig. It was Oscar Wilde, so what do you expect? The guy was much more enamoured of the sound of the English language and his own cleverness than of the value of what he said. This is the guy who, when asked by a customs officer whether he had anything to declare, replied: "I have nothing to declare but my genius". He also said that he could make a pun on any subject. When invited to pun about the Queen, he replied: "The Queen is not a subject" (ie:she's the Monarch - everyone else is her subject) Melissa Joined on Tue, Jun 8 2004 Canberra, Australia New Member 01 You are a god among insects. Never let anyone tell you different

	miriam  +  32400 Tue, 08 Jun 04 04:39 AM "Moderation is fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess." Oscar Wilde Now, that sounds nice. But we're not Oscar Wilde! ~chuckles~ Miriam miriam Joined on Mon, May 10 2004 Argentina Regular Member 821 "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something." Plato