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Quotation from The History of Rome, Books I-V by Livy (Titus Livius)
“It is worth those persons' while to listen, who despise all things human in comparison with riches”
The History of Rome, Books I-V, Book III, ch. 26, trans. D. Spillan (1853)
Livy introduces Cincinnatus at work on his four-acre farm as a rebuke to those who think honour requires wealth.
Citation: "It is worth those persons' while to listen, who despise all things human in comparison with riches" — Livy (Titus Livius), The History of Rome, Books I-V, Book III, ch. 26, trans. D. Spillan (1853). (id livy-history-of-rome-books-i-v-q6)
Virtues: Humility
Portrait: Portret van Titus Livius, RP-P-OB-105.256, Unknown engraver, CC0.
