Quote by: Pericles

We regard wealth as something to be properly used, rather than as something to boast about. As for poverty, no one need be ashamed to admit it: the real shame is in not taking practical measures to escape from it.


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Author Bio


  • NamePericles
  • DescriptionGreek statesman, orator, and general of Athens
  • Born495 BCE
  • Died429 BCE
  • CountryClassical Athens
  • ProfessionPolitician