Excess generally causes reaction, and produces a change in the opposite direction, whether it be in the seasons, or in individuals, or in governments.

Plato

Translations :

行き過ぎは一般的に反動作用の原因となり、反対方向への変化を生み出す。季節であろうと個人であろうと政治であろうとも。プラトン (ja)

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