Principal Doctrines, 15

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Greek text: Usener edition

15Ὁ τῆς φύσεως πλοῦτος καὶ ὥρισται καὶ εὐπόριστός ἐστιν· ὁ δὲ τῶν κενῶν δοξῶν εἰς ἄπειρον ἐκπίπτει.

Hicks translation

15Nature’s wealth has its bounds and is easy to procure, but the wealth of vain fancies recedes to an infinite distance.

Saint-Andre translation

15Natural wealth is both limited and easy to acquire, but the riches incited by groundless opinion are boundless.