What does it mean?
Nothing to an excessive degree; avoid extremes.
Closest English saying: Nothing in excess.
What does it literally say?
Μηδέν άγαν
Midén ágan
“Nothing too much.”
A Delphic maxim tied to the ancient Greek ethic of measure, with no single certain author.
How is it used?
«Ακόμη και η φιλοδοξία χρειάζεται ισορροπία. Μηδέν άγαν.»
“Even ambition needs balance. Nothing in excess.”
Where does it come from?
Ancient Greek gnomic tradition. eipane avoids firm personal attributions without primary documentation.
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