Pericles — "For the love of honor is the only thing that does not grow old, and in old age i…"

For the love of honor is the only thing that does not grow old, and in old age it is not wealth, but honor, that gives us joy, and in old age it is not wealth, but honor, that gives us joy.
Pericles — Pericles Ancient · Athenian statesman

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Funeral Oration, as recorded by Thucydides

Date: c. 431 BCE

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