“I lost my money by trusting, but I saved it through deceit
Both lessons are hard.”
Πίστει χρήματ’ ὄλεσσα, ἀπιστίηι δ’ ἐσάωσα·
γνώμη δ’ ἀργαλέη γίνεται ἀμφοτέρων.
Theognis, the one from Megara
Tag: Wealth
Pindar, Isthmian 1.67-8
Heraclitus, Fragment 110
Solon Fragment 15.1
Pindar, Nemean 11.47-48
“We should hunt for a limit for profits; too sharp is the insanity that comes from insatiable desires.”
κερδέων δὲ χρὴ μέτρον θηρευέμεν·
ἀπροσίκτων δ’ ἐρώτων ὀξύτεραι μανίαι.
The Full Text.
Accordinng to Plutarch, Alexander the Great spared Pindar’s house destruction.
The Nemean games.