The Instructions of Ptah-Hotep 

Selfish Indulgence Leads to Ruin

As to the man whose heart obeys his belly, he causes disgust in place of love. His heart is wretched, his body is gross , he is insolent toward those endowed of the God. He that obeys his belly has an enemy.

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