Book 10
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And there are many people who approve of moderate meals, as Alexis tells us in his Woman in Love— But I am content with what is necessary, And hate superfluous things; for in excess There is not pleasure, but extravagance. And in his Liar he says— I hate excess; for those who practise it Have only more expense, but not more pleasure. And in his Foster Brothers he says— How sweet all kinds of moderation are! I now am going away, not empty, but In a most comfortable state,—for wise Mnesitheus tells us that 'tis always right' T' avoid extravagance in everything.
