Once, when friends argued that he needed to care for his finances since he had a wife and children, and that money was a necessary thing, Pelopidas pointed to a blind, crippled pauper named Nicodemus and said, "Yes, necessary for Nicodemus."
Suatu ketika, ketika teman-teman berpendapat bahwa dia perlu mengurus keuangannya karena dia mempunyai seorang istri dan anak-anak, dan bahwa uang adalah hal yang penting, Pelopidas menunjuk seorang buta dan lumpuh bernama Nikodemos dan berkata, "Ya, perlu bagi Nikodemos."