In theory there is nothing to hinder our following what we are taught; but in life there are many things to draw us aside.
οὐδέν ἐστι τὸ ἀνθέλκον ὡς πρὸς τὸ ἀκολουθῆσαι τοῖς διδασκομένοις, ἐπὶ δὲ τῶν βιωτικῶν πολλὰ τὰ περισπῶντα.
Original text (Ancient Greek)