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We eat to live, not live to eat.
Athenaeus
About This Quote
A moral maxim urging moderation: food is a means to sustain life rather than life’s central purpose.
Interpretation
The saying promotes temperance and self-control, warning against letting appetite and indulgence dominate one’s priorities.
Variations
We eat to live, and not live to eat.
Misattributions
- Benjamin Franklin




