すぎたるはなほおよばざるがごとし

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of すぎたるはなほおよばざるがごとし – see the following entry.
【過すぎたるは猶及なおおよばざるがごとし】
[idiom] doing too much is just as bad as not doing enough; too much of a good thing
(This term, すぎたるはなほおよばざるがごとし (sugitarufanafooyobazarugagotosi), is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)
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