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.
