golden mean

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: gōld'ən mēn, IPA: /ˈɡɒld.ən miːn/, X-SAMPA: /"gQld.@n mi:n/

Noun

golden mean (plural golden means)

1. A position of balance between good and evil.
   • Horace (Odes II - 10)

     Auream quisquis mediocritatem diligit, tutus caret obsoleti sordibus tecti, caret invidenda, sobrius aula. (He who chooses the golden mean safely avoids both the hovel and the palace).

Translations

balance between good and evil

• Finnish: kultainen keskitie (fi)

• Swedish: gyllene medelväg (sv) c

See also

• aurea mediocritas