過ぎたるはなお及ばざるがごとし。 - Japanese example sentence

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JimBreen December 4, 2019 December 4, 2019 at 4:57:23 AM UTC

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A problem with this sentence. It mentions neither water nor miller. It's a proverb, usually translated as:
- the last drop makes the cup run over;
- too much of a good thing;
- less is more
I'm adding one of these.

JimBreen December 5, 2019 December 5, 2019 at 6:58:45 AM UTC

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They look good; I'll add them too. I'll also unlink the original - it barely fits.

tengooi July 7, 2025 July 7, 2025 at 1:03:21 AM UTC

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A modicum of sugar tickles the palate, but a surfeit cloys and nauseates.
Excess is equivalent to insufficiency.
The last straw kills the camel.
过犹不及。