Against the Ethicists, Book XI of Against the Learned Section 54

τούτων γὰρ δὴ τῶν λόγων ἀκούσαντες οἱΠανέλληνες ὁμοθυμαδὸν κελεύσουσιν ἀποδοῦναι τὰ πρωτεῖα τῷ πλούτῳ. ἀλλ’ ἐὰν τούτου ἤδη ἀνακηρυττομένου ἐπιστᾶσα ἡ ἡδονή (Ξ τῇ ἔνι μὲν φιλότης, ἔνι δ’ ἵμερος, ἐν δ’ ὀαριστύς, πάρφασις, ἥ τ’ ἔκλεψε νόον πύκα περ φρονεόντων, λέγῃ δὲ εἰς μέσον καταστᾶσα,

On hearing these words, all the Greeks will unanimously order the first prize to be awarded to Wealth. But just as Wealth is being proclaimed the winner, Pleasure will stand forth, “in whom are love, desire, amorous converse, persuasion, which steals the mind even of the very prudent,” and, taking her place in the midst, will say

Après avoir entendu ces paroles, tous les Grecs ordonneront unanimement que le premier prix soit remis à la richesse. Mais tandis qu’on la proclame déjà victorieuse, si le plaisir survient, lui « en qui sont l’amour, le désir, les doux entretiens et la persuasion qui dérobe l’esprit même aux hommes les plus sages », et si, se plaçant au milieu, il déclare