Enough is as good as a feast

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There is no point in having more of something than you need or want

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In the 16th century John Heywood included the phrase in his collection of Tudor language A Dialogue conteinyng the nomber in effect of all the Prouerbes in the Englishe tongue, 1546: With that one word take end good, as maie be geast. For folke say, enough is as good as a feast.