the road of excess, the palace of wisdom, etc.

[Henry M]

> From:          "Bill Millard" <millard at cuadmin.cis.columbia.edu>
> Date:          Fri, 20 Dec 1996 14:34:06 EST
> Subject:       Re: the road of excess, the palace of wisdom, etc.

> Apropos of an exchange between Henry & Heikki:
> 
> > > Moderation in moderation - Husky Mariner
> 
> [...]
> 
> > Anyway, the last saying reminds me of an old Finnish proverb:
> > "Too much is too much, but moderation is not enough".
> 
> A version of this I remember as my dad's parting advice the day he 
> dropped me off to start my freshman year of college: "Moderation in 
> all things, son, including moderation."  I always figured TRP tends 
> to think along the same lines.
> 
> Much holiday cheer, and not necessarily in moderation,
> Bill


Your dad sounds like a great guy.

Henry

:-<

Keep cool, but care. - TRP
Easier done than said. - HDM
Moderation in moderation - Husky Mariner