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Full Idea
Wealth is obviously not the good we are seeking, because it serves only as a means.
Gist of Idea
Wealth is not the good, because it is only a means
Source
Aristotle (Nicomachean Ethics [c.334 BCE], 1096a06)
Book Ref
Aristotle: 'Ethics (Nicomachean)', ed/tr. ThomsonJ A K/TredennickH [Penguin 1976], p.69
A Reaction
So what are we to say to someone who considers wealth to be an end? Someone who has no desire to spend their horde.
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