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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

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