Finem constitue quem transire ne possis quidem si velis; discedant aliquando ista insidiosa bona et sperantibus meliora quam assecutis. Si quid in illis esset solidi, aliquando et implerent; nunc haurientium sitim concitant.

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Pasižymėk ribą, kurios nenorėtum peržengti, net jei ir galėtum. Tegu vieną kartą prasmenga tie pavojingi turtai, patrauklesni tiems, kurie jų siekia, negu tiems, kurie jų jau įsigijo. Jei juose būtų kokios nors tvirtybės, tai kartais žmogui jų užtektų, o dabar tik didina troškulį.

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Fix a limit which you will not even desire to pass, should you have the power. At last, then, away with all these treacherous goods! They look better to those who hope for them than to those who have attained them. If there were anything substantial in them, they would sooner or later satisfy you; as it is, they merely rouse the drinkers’ thirst.