Rather let it be your object to bequeath to your children a stainless name than a large fortune.
περὶ πλείονος ποιοῦ δόξαν καλὴν ἢ πλοῦτον μέγαν τοῖς παισὶ καταλιπεῖν.
Original text (Ancient Greek)
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