Gnomology (Books 3-4)
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μέτρον ἔστω σοι παντὸς σίτου καὶ ποτοῦ ἡ πρώτη τῆς ὀρέξεως ἔμπλησις, ὄψον δὲ καὶ ἡδονὴ αὐτὴ ἡ ὄρεξις· καὶ οὔτε πλείονα τῶν δεόντων προσοίσῃ οὔτε ὀψοποιῶν δεηθήσῃ ποτῷ τε τῷ παραπεσόντι ἀρκεσθήσῃ.