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Bias of Priene was a Greek sage. He is widely accepted as one of the Seven Sages of Greece and was renowned for his probity. Wikipedia  

✵ 600 BC – 530 BC
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Famous Bias of Priene Quotes

“Cherish wisdom as a means of travelling from youth to old age, for it is more lasting than any other possession.”

Bias of Priene

The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 230)

“Accept of things, having procured them by persuasion, not by force.”

Bias of Priene

The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 230)

“You should look into a mirror: if you look fine, do fine things; if you look ugly, correct by nobility the defect of your nature.”

Bias of Priene

as reported by Demetrius of Phalerum in Apophthegms of the Seven Sages, Loeb Classical Library, volume 525 Early Greek Philosophy, p. 137

“Do not praise an undeserving man because of his riches.”

Bias of Priene

The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 230)

“Great riches come to many men by chance.”

Bias of Priene

The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 230)

“Seek to please all the citizens, even though
Your house may be in an ungracious city.
For such a course will favour win from all:
But haughty manners oft produce destruction.”

Bias of Priene

The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 230)

Bias of Priene Quotes

“Speak of the Gods as they are.”

Bias of Priene

The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 230)

God

“Great strength of body is the gift of nature;
But to be able to advise whate'er
Is most expedient for one's country's good,
Is the peculiar work of sense and wisdom.”

Bias of Priene

The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 230)

Wisdom , Nature , Sense , Country

“Choose the course which you adopt with deliberation; but when you have adopted it, then persevere in it with firmness.”

Bias of Priene

The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 230)

Perseverance

“Do not speak fast, for that shows folly.”

Bias of Priene

The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 230)

“Whatever good fortune befalls you, attribute it to the gods.”

Bias of Priene

The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 230)

God

“Most men are wicked.”

Bias of Priene

The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 230)

Men

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