Antonio: One can live a life of moderation by never deviating from the middle course  But then one loses the joy of spontaneity and misses the opportunities that come to those who are occasionally willing to take great chances, or to go too far
Marla: But one who, in the interests of moderation, never risks going too far is actually failing to live a life of moderation: one must be moderate even in one' s moderation
how often a person ought to deviate from the middle course in life