Many evil men are rich, and good men poor, But we shall not exchange with them our… — Solon
Many evil men are rich, and good men poor, But we shall not exchange with them our excellence for riches.
In the original Greek
πολλοὶ γὰρ πλουτεῦσι κακοί, ἀγαθοὶ δὲ πένονται: ἀλλ᾽ ἡμεῖς αὐτοῖς οὐ διαμειψόμεθα τῆς ἀρετῆς τὸν πλοῦτον
Provenance
Current citation
Solon. Quoted in "Solon." Greek Lives, written by Plutarch, translated by Robin Waterfield. Oxford University Press, 2009.
Original citation
Solon. Quoted in "Solon." Parallel Lives by Plutarch. c. 2nd century BC, ch. 3.
