Do not consider that to be wealth which is hoarded away, for how is it better than sand gathered from the nearest heap? Nor that which comes in from men who groan at their taxes: for the gold that is wrung from tears is of base alloy and black.
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"Do not consider that to be wealth which is hoarded away, for how is it better than sand gathered from the nearest heap? Nor that which comes in from men who groan at their taxes: for the gold that is wrung from tears is of base alloy and black." — Apollonius of Tyana #moneywealth
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Do not consider that to be wealth which is hoarded away, for how is it better than sand gathered from the nearest heap? Nor that which comes in from men who groan at their taxes: for the gold that is wrung from tears is of base alloy and black. — Apollonius of Tyana
About Apollonius of Tyana
Apollonius of Tyana was a Philosopher (15–100).
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This quote is attributed to Apollonius of Tyana, a Philosopher.
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Apollonius of Tyana lived from 15 – 100.
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