The Republic, by Plato. Part III.
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The Deterioration of the Arts
Wealth, I said, and poverty. How do they act? The process is as follows. When a potter becomes rich, will he think you any longer take the same pains with his art? Certainly not. He will grow more and more indolent and careless. Then, under the influence either of poverty or of wealth, workmen and their work are equally liable to degenerate. That is evident. His, then, is a discovery of new evils, I said. What might that be? There seem to be two causes of the deterioration of the arts. What are they? Wealth, I said,. And poverty. But on the other hand, if he has no money
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