Sunday, September 24, 2023
Wealth
Corpus Parisinum 196 (tr. Denis Searby):
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Natural wealth is complete when you have bread and water and simple covering for the body. Superfluous wealth, however, contains a boundless agony of desire in its heart.As I've said before, I would like my bread to be a freshly baked baguette and my water to be chilled San Pellegrino served in Waterford crystal, please.
Ὁ κατὰ φύσιν πλοῦτος ἄρτῳ καὶ ὕδατι καὶ τῇ τυχούσῃ τοῦ σώµατος σκέπῃ συµπεπλήρωται· ὁ δὲ περιττὸς κατὰ ψυχὴν ἀπέραντον ἔχει καὶ τὴν τῆς ἐπιθυµίας βάσανον.
