Golden mean definition

Golden mean

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WordNet

(1) The middle between extremes

(2) The proportional relation between two divisions of line or two dimension of a plane figure such that short : long :: long : (short + long)

WiktionaryText

A position of precise 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).