If honor is not mutual the poorer man will be seen as pursuing wealth

"If I honor you, while you do not honor me, I shall be deemed to be a man who worships and pursues after wealth." Plato. Letter 2. To Dionysius I, Tyrant of Syracuse. Section 312c.

Image: Dionysius I of Syracuse as envisioned by American miniaturist George S. Stuart. Image courtesy of Peter d'Aprix.