The renown which riches or beauty confer is fleeting and frail; mental excellence is a splendid and lasting possession.

Nam divitiarum et formae gloria fluxa atque fragilis est, virtus clara aeternaque habetur.

Sallust

The War of Catiline

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Topic

Fame Wealth Virtue

Author

Sallust

Source

The War of Catiline

Genre

Historical literature

Language

Latin

Time

42 BC 40s BC 1st century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Historian Writer Politician

From

Italy Europe Roman Republic

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Original Citation

Sallust. Bellum Catilinae [War of Catiline]. c. 43–40 BC.

Current Citation

Sallust. "The War with Catiline." The War with Catiline and The War with Jugurtha, translated by John T. Ramsey J. C. Rolfe. Harvard University Press, 2013.

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Another quote about Wealth

It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

Jesus

Matthew 19:24

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Topic
Downsides of wealth Wealth Kingdom of God
Speaker
Jesus
Source
Gospel of Matthew The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
Greek
Time
60 60s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 19:24).

Another quote from Classical antiquity

The best political community is formed by citizens of the middle class.

Phocylides

Quoted in Politics, by Aristotle

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Topic
Middle class Political community Political theory
Speaker
Phocylides

Author

Aristotle
Source
Politics
Genre
Political literature Philosophical literature
Language
Greek
Time
350 BC 350s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Phocylides. Quoted in Politics, written by Aristotle. 4th century BC, bk. 4.

Current Citation

Phocylides. Quoted in Politics, written by Aristotle, translated by R. F. Stalley and Sir Ernest Barker. Oxford University Press, 2009, bk. 4.

Another quote originally in Latin

The things which...are esteemed as the greatest good of all…can be reduced to these three headings: to wit, Riches, Fame, and Pleasure. With those three the mind is so engrossed that it cannot scarcely think of any other good.

Baruch Spinoza

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Topic
What the world values

Author

Baruch Spinoza
Language
Latin
Time
1677 1670s 17th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Spinoza, Baruch. Tractatus de Intellectus Emendatione [Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect]. 1677, ch. 1, sect. 3.

Current Citation

Spinoza, Baruch. "The Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect." Ethics: with The Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect and Selected Letters, edited by Seymour Feldman, translated by Samuel Shirley. Hackett Publishing Company, 1992, ch. 1, sect. 3.