Full Idea
Democritus rejected wealth, regarding it as a burden to the virtuous mind.
Gist of Idea
Democritus says wealth is a burden to the virtuous mind
Source
report of Democritus (fragments/reports [c.431 BCE]) by Seneca the Younger - On Providence §6
Book Reference
Seneca: 'Dialogues and Essays', ed/tr. Davie,John [Penguin 2007], p.16
A Reaction
The rival view is that wealth empowers a virtuous person to perform more fine deeds. Democritus seems to have a rather solitary view of virtue.