Solon Quotes about Desire

All Solon Quotes Desire quotes Learning Wealth

Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.

Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.

Solon

Good Life, Wish, Desire

"Delphi Complete Works of Plutarch". Book by Plutarch, translation by Bernadotte Perrin, "Solon", 2013.

Pure chastity is beauty to our souls, grace to our bodies, and peace to our desires.

Solon

Grace, Soul, Desire

An unlucky rich man is more capable of satisfying his desires and of riding out disaster when it strikes, but a lucky man is better off than him...He is the one who deserves to be described as happy. But until he is dead, you had better refrain from calling him happy, and just call him fortunate.

Solon

Men, Desire, Riding

"The Histories Bk. 1". Book by Herodotus, trans. Robin Waterfield, ch. 32, pp. 15-16.,

Solon Quotes about Desire

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