Friday, January 02, 2015
Possessions
Democritus, fragment 286 Diels (tr. Kathleen Freeman):
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He is fortunate who is happy with moderate means, unfortunate who is unhappy with great possessions.
εὐτυχὴς ὁ ἐπὶ μετρίοισι χρήμασιν εὐθυμεόμενος, δυστυχὴς δὲ ὁ ἐπὶ πολλοῖσι δυσθυμεόμενος.
