luctandum summis conatibus, inter acerba sectandum virtutis iter, ne suavia fluxae condicionis amet, nimium ne congerat aurum, ne varios lapidum cupide spectare colores ambitiosa velit, ne se popularibus auris ostentet pulchroque inflata tumescat honore, ne natale solum, patrii ne iugera ruris tendat et externos animum diffundat in agros, et ne corporeis addicat sensibus omne quod vult aut quod agit, ne praeferat utile iusto, spemque in me omnem statuat numquam peritura quae dedero, longoque die mea dona trahenda.
Man must struggle with all his might and follow the path of virtue amid hardness, so that in his heart he shall not love the pleasantness of a situation that is transitory, gather too much gold, seek in vainglory to gaze with eager eyes on stones of different hues, display himself to the winds of popular favour and be puffed up and swell with pride in the grandeur of office, extend the soil of his birth, the acres of land he inherited, and let his desire flow on to other mens fields, subject all his wishes and actions to his bodily senses and set advantage before righteousness; but shall place in me all his hope that what I give will never pass away, that my gifts will endure through length of time.
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