ἐξέταζε σαυτόν, πότερα πλουτεῖν θέλεις ἢ εὐδαιμονεῖν. καὶ εἰ μὲν πλουτεῖν, ἴσθι, ὅτι οὔτε ἀγαθὸν οὔτε ἐπὶ σοὶ πάντῃ· εἰ δὲ εὐδαιμονεῖν, ὅτι καὶ ἀγαθὸν καὶ ἐπὶ σοί· ἐπεὶ τὸ μὲν τύχης ἐπίκαιρον δάνειον, τὸ δὲ † τῆς εὐδαιμονίας προαιρέσεως.