The character which results from wealth is that of a prosperous fool. — Aristotle

The character which results from wealth is that of a prosperous fool.

In the original Greek

καὶ ὡς ἐν κεφαλαίῳ, ἀνοήτου εὐδαίμονος ἦθος ἦθος πλούτου ἐστίν.

Rhetoric · 322 BC
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Provenance
Current citation
Aristotle. The Art of Rhetoric, translated by Robin Waterfield. Oxford University Press, 2018, bk. 2, pt. 16, sect. 3.
Original citation
Aristotle. Rhetoric. 322 BC, bk. 2, pt. 16, sect. 3.

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