“The first is on “the middle way”. The Buddha knew both: a life of extravagance and a life of want. He stressed that the extremes were not the way to enlightenment. Instead, he taught that moderation was the required path: the middle way.”
———- MIROSLAV LAJČÁK
President of the UN General Assembly
https://www.un.org/pga/72/2018/05/01/commemoration-of-the-international-day-of-vesak/