He has not acquired a fortune; the fortune has acquired him.

οὐχ οὗτος; τὴν οὐσίαν κέκτηται, ἀλλ᾽ ἡ οὐσία τοῦτον.

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Original Citation

Bion. Quoted in "Bion," The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers by Diogenes Laërtius. 3rd century BC, bk. 4, ch. 7, sect. 50.

Current Citation

Diogenes Laertius: Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers by Diogenes Laërtius, Volume I. Translated by R. D. Hicks. Harvard UP, 1925, bk. 4, ch. 7, sect. 50.