"You might as well fall flat on your face as lean over too far backward."
— James Thurber

January 1, 1970

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Original Language: English
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German: "Du kannst genauso auf die Nase fallen, wie du dich zuweit zurücklehnen kannst."

Sources

"The Bear Who Let It Alone", The New Yorker (29 April 1939); Fables for Our Time & Famous Poems Illustrated (1940)