golden mean

Example Sentences

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And yet, she still recommends Aristotle's "golden mean," which she summarizes as "the right emotion or the right action for the right context in the right amount."

From Salon

Spago today lands squarely in the golden mean of upscale dining: modern but not exactly modernist; elegant but not stuffy; stimulating but rarely thrilling.

From Los Angeles Times

Yet between rules that are too rigid and no effective rules at all, there is a golden mean.

From Salon

The result was a fresh argument for a form of pest control — a golden mean of organic and industrial.

From Salon

It certainly would be convenient if this golden mean could be determined automatically and consistently.

From The Guardian