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Golden Mean

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Keep the golden mean. The wise saw of Cleobuʹlos, King of Rhodes (B.C. 630–559).

“Distant alike from each, to neither lean,

But ever keep the happy Golden Mean.”


Rowe: The Golden Verses.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Golden Calf
Golden Cave
Golden Chain
Golden Fleece
Golden Fleece
Golden Fountain
Golden Girdle
Golden Horn
Golden House
Golden Legend
Golden Mean
Golden-mouthed
Golden Ointment
Golden Opinions
Golden Palace
Golden Rose
Golden Rule
Golden Shoe (A)
Golden Shower
Golden Slipper (The)
Golden State