'Tis hard to find the hidden mean of prudence,
Which nought can show us but experience.

γνωμοσύνης δ᾿ ἀφανὲς χαλεπώτατόν ἐστι νοῆσαι
μέτρον, ὃ δὴ πάντων πείρατα μοῦνον ἔχει.

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