Plato, Republic 1.130b

“I will be happy If I do not leave less to my sons but just a bit more than what I inherited.”

ἐγὼ δὲ ἀγαπῶ ἐὰν μὴ ἐλάττω καταλίπω τούτοισιν, ἀλλὰ βραχεῖ γέ τινι πλείω ἢ παρέλαβον