A white plate with silver cutlery rests on a small circular bed of gravel against a blue-grey background.

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Thomas Jefferson

We never repent of having eaten too little.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker claims that eating too little is never a source of regret, implicitly contrasting restraint with the remorse that can follow excess. It is a sweeping argument for moderation at the table. The line expresses a moral preference for restraint, rather than a literal rule about nutritional needs.

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