Look past this moment. Marcus Aurelius 6.34
Anything
that delights us can draw attention, but not everything delightful or
attractive is something we want to give our attention to. Some things
that attract become distractions, when they lead us into
circumstances that make future happiness hard to find.
Ἡλίκας
ἡδονὰς ἥσθησαν λῃσταί, κίναιδοι,
πατραλοῖαι, τύραννοι.
Pleasures
swiftly past their prime draw pirates, posers,
parricides, despots who admit no law.