What philosopher or group of philosophers reasoned that happiness could be found in a mean between two extremes of behavior?

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This is a concept known as the "golden mean" and was espoused by Aristotle. He believed that virtues were a mean between two extremes, one of deficiency and one of excess. For example, courage is the mean between cowardice (deficiency) and recklessness (excess). Finding the golden mean in behavior was believed to lead to living a virtuous and ultimately happy life.

What Philosopher or Group of Philosophers Reasoned That Happiness Could