Gnomology (Books 3-4)
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ὁ πλοῦτος οὐ τῶν ἀγαθῶν, ἡ πολυτέλεια τῶν κακῶν, ἡ σωφροσύνη τῶν ἀγαθῶν. καλεῖ δὲ ἡ μὲν σωφροσύνη ἐπὶ τὴν εὐτέλειαν καὶ τὴν κτῆσιν τῶν ἀγαθῶν, ὁ δὲ πλοῦτος ἐπὶ τὴν πολυτέλειαν καὶ ἀφέλκει τῆς σωφροσύνης. δυσχερὲς ἄρα πλουτοῦντα σωφρονεῖν ἢ σωφρονοῦντα πλουτεῖν.