Riches are a cause of evil, not because, of themselves, the… - Posidonius

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Riches are a cause of evil, not because, of themselves, they do any evil, but because they goad men on so that they are ready to do evil.

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Posidonius (Greek: Ποσειδώνιος) (c. 135 BCE – c. 51 BCE), was a Greek Stoic philosopher, politician, astronomer, geographer, historian and teacher native to Apamea, Syria. He was acclaimed as the greatest polymath of his age. His vast body of work exists today only in fragments.

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Native Name: Ποσειδώνιος

Alternative Names: Poseidonios • Posidonius of Apamea

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Riches are a cause of evil, not because, of themselves, they do any evil, but because they goad men on so that they are ready to do evil. - Posidonius

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