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“A dog has the soul of a philosopher.”

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Plato (428 BC - 348 BC) was a prominent Greek philosopher, one of the most influential figures in Western philosophy. He founded the Academy, which was the first institution of higher education in the Western world. Plato's philosophy, centered around the theory of Forms, emphasized the importance of reason and morality. more

“The form of law which I propose would be as follows: In a state which is desirous of being saved from the greatest of all plagues-not faction, but rather distraction-there should exist among the citizens neither extreme poverty nor, again, excessive wealth, for both are productive of great evil . . . Now the legislator should determine what is to be the limit of poverty or of wealth.”

Source: Laws. Appendix: Lesser Hippias. First Alcibiades. Menexenus. Index of persons and places

“Any city, however small, is in fact divided into two, one the city of the poor, the other of the rich; these are at war with one another.”

Two War Facts Wealth Poor Cities Poverty Rich Economics Inequality Divided Plato City Life Urban Life War On Poverty

Book:The Portable Plato

Source: The Portable Plato

“What a lot of things there are a man can do without.”

Men Can Do Wealth Simplicity

Author:Socrates

“Persist - don't take no for an answer. If you're happy to sit at your desk and not take any risk, you'll be sitting at your desk for the next 20 years.”

Ifs Years Next Wealth Answers Money Risk Sitting Making Money Desks Persist No Money

Author:David Rubenstein

“He is the richest who is content with the least.”

Inspirational Wealth Greek Contentment Ancient Greek Greek Philosopher Ancient Greece Inspiring Nature Socratic Reduce Stress

Book:Wit and Wisdom of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle: Being a Treasury of Thousands of Glorious, Inspiring and Imperishable Thoughts, Views and Observations of the Three Great Greek Philosophers, Classified Under about Four Hundred Subjects for Comparative Study

Source: Wit and Wisdom of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle: Being a Treasury of Thousands of Glorious, Inspiring and Imperishable Thoughts, Views and Observations of the Three Great Greek Philosophers, Classified Under about Four Hundred Subjects for Comparative Study

“Prosperity tries the souls even of the wise.”

Trying Soul Wealth Wise Prosperity

Book:Sallust

Source: Sallust

“If I want to build wealth to transfer to the next generation, I can let it grow on a tax-free basis.”

Ifs Want I Can Next Grows Wealth Generations Taxes Bases Next Generation Transfers

Author:Arthur Nersesian

“Getting married and staying married is a wonderful way to increase your wealth - but the key is stay married.”

Way Wealth Wonderful Keys Married Increase Staying Getting Married

Author:Kyra Zagorsky

“No man loves life like him that's growing old.”

Men Age Growing Aging Old Age Love Life Growing Old