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.