“Often the wicked prosper, while the righteous starve; yet I would never exchange my state for theirs, my virtue for their gold. For mine endures, while riches change their owner every day.”
Solon, Greek, statesman, poet
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“Often the wicked prosper, while the righteous starve; yet I would never exchange my state for theirs, my virtue for their gold. For mine…”
Solon, Legislator of Athens by Merry-Joseph Blondel, 1781–1853
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