When riches and virtue are placed together in the scales of the balance, the one always rises as the other falls.
Plato (c.428-347 BC) Greek philosopher
The Republic, 8.550 [tr. Jowett (1894)]
Added on 6-Mar-14 | Last updated 6-Mar-14
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