Bhagavad Gita 16.7 · Krishna
Not knowing when to stop
प्रवृत्तिं च निवृत्तिं च जना न विदुरासुराः।
न शौचं नापि चाचारो न सत्यं तेषु विद्यते॥
pravṛttiṃ ca nivṛttiṃ ca janā na vidurāsurāḥna śaucaṃ nāpi cācāro na satyaṃ teṣu vidyate
The demonic do not know when to act and when to refrain. Neither purity, nor good conduct, nor truth is found in them.
What it means
Krishna begins describing the demonic tendency. Its first mark is confusion about pravritti and nivritti, when to act and when to stop. Without that sense, purity, decent behaviour and truthfulness slip away. It's what happens to any of us when we lose our inner compass.
The story
Duryodhana never knew when to stop. One more insult, one more grab for land. Krishna describes how that pattern hollows a person out.
In your life
Think of someone who couldn't stop at one more drink, one more purchase, one more angry text. Choose one thing today where you'll stop sooner than usual.
Wisdom knows when to stop.