est modus in rebus
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin est modus in rebus.
Proverb
edit- It is best to live with moderation; it is best to find a middle ground.
Further reading
edit- “est modus in rebus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Italian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin est modus in rebus.
Proverb
editSee also
editLatin
editEtymology
editCoined by Horace 35 BC in "Satires," (I, 1, 106-107):
- Est modus in rebus sunt certi denique fines, quos ultra citraque nequit consistere rectum.
- (There is a limit to things, there are definite boundaries, beyond which and before which there cannot be justice).
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