οὐ μακαριεῖς τὸν γέροντα, καθ' ὅσον γηράσκων τελευτᾷ, ἀλλ' εἰ τοῖς ἀγαθοῖς συμπεπλήρωται· ἕνεκα γὰρ χρόνου πάντες ἐσμὲν ἄωροι → do not count happy the old man who dies in old age, unless he is full of goods; in fact we are all unripe in regards to time
slope, declivity: V. κλιτύς, ἡ.
desire: P. and V. ἐπιθυμία, ἡ; see desire.
disposition: P. and V. γνώμη, ἡ, φύσις, ἡ.
indulge one's inclinations: P. τῇ φύσει χρῆσθαι (Isoc.).