anything good in life is either illegal, immoral or fattening
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Meaning · English
Pleasurable things are often unhealthy or unethical
Examples
She joked that anything good in life is either illegal, immoral or fattening
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Sources & notes
Listed on English Wikiquote “English proverbs” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “anything good in life is either illegal, immoral or fattening” mean?
Pleasurable things are often unhealthy or unethical
Is “anything good in life is either illegal, immoral or fattening” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.