enough is as good as a feast in English

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        "Just the right amount is as good as more than enough: there is no value in excess."
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "there is no value in excess",
          "word": "kohtuus kaikessa"
        },
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "there is no value in excess",
          "word": "il ne faut pas abuser des bonnes choses"
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          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "sense": "there is no value in excess",
          "word": "תפסת מרובה לא תפסת"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jinachin geos-eun janchina dareum-eopda",
          "sense": "there is no value in excess",
          "word": "지나친 것은 잔치나 다름없다"
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "there is no value in excess",
          "word": "ne quid nimis"
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          "sense": "there is no value in excess",
          "tags": [
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        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "there is no value in excess",
          "tags": [
            "Jawi"
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          "word": "اصل اد, کچيل ڤون ڤد"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "there is no value in excess",
          "tags": [
            "Rumi"
          ],
          "word": "kesederhanaan lebih baik daripada berlebihan"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "there is no value in excess",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "asal ada, kecil pun pada"
        },
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "there is no value in excess",
          "word": "lagom är bäst"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "enough is as good as a feast"
}

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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "there is no value in excess",
      "word": "kohtuus kaikessa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "there is no value in excess",
      "word": "il ne faut pas abuser des bonnes choses"
    },
    {
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      "sense": "there is no value in excess",
      "word": "תפסת מרובה לא תפסת"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jinachin geos-eun janchina dareum-eopda",
      "sense": "there is no value in excess",
      "word": "지나친 것은 잔치나 다름없다"
    },
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      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "there is no value in excess",
      "word": "ne quid nimis"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "there is no value in excess",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ],
      "word": "کسدرهاناءن لبيه باءيق درڤد برلبيهن"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "there is no value in excess",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ],
      "word": "اصل اد, کچيل ڤون ڤد"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "there is no value in excess",
      "tags": [
        "Rumi"
      ],
      "word": "kesederhanaan lebih baik daripada berlebihan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "there is no value in excess",
      "tags": [
        "Rumi"
      ],
      "word": "asal ada, kecil pun pada"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "there is no value in excess",
      "word": "lagom är bäst"
    }
  ],
  "word": "enough is as good as a feast"
}

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"enough is as good as a feast" meaning in English

Proverb