enough is as good as a feast

English

Proverb

enough is as good as a feast

1. Just the right amount is as good as more than enough: there is no value in excess.

   Synonym: enough is enough

   • 1546, John Heywood, chapter XI, in Julian Sharman, editor, The Proverbs of John Heywood. […], London: George Bell and Sons, […], published 1874, →OCLC, part II, page 173:

     Here is enough, I am satisfied, (sayd he). / Since enough is enough, (sayd I), here may we / With that one word take end good, as may be geast: / For folke say, enough is as good as a feast.

     The spelling has been modernized.

Translations

there is no value in excess

• Finnish: kohtuus kaikessa
• French: il ne faut pas abuser des bonnes choses
• Hebrew: תפסת מרובה לא תפסת (he) (approximate equivalent)
• Korean: 지나친 것은 잔치나 다름없다 (jinachin geos-eun janchina dareum-eopda)
• Latin: ne quid nimis
• Malay:

  Jawi: کسدرهاناءن لبيه باءيق درڤد برلبيهن, اصل اد, کچيل ڤون ڤد

  Rumi: kesederhanaan lebih baik daripada berlebihan, asal ada, kecil pun pada

• Swedish: lagom är bäst (sv)