Bion de Borysthène: Citations en anglais
“Good slaves are free, but bad free men are slaves of many passions.”
As quoted by Stobaeus, iii.1.18
“Love of money is the mother-city (metropolis) of all evils.”
As quoted by Stobaeus, iii.10.37
“Self-conceit is the enemy of progress.”
As quoted by Diogenes Laërtius, iv. 50.
“It hurts the bald-head just as much as the thatched-head to have his hairs plucked.”
As quoted by Seneca, On Tranquility of the Mind
“Bion insisted on the principle that "The property of friends is common."”
As quoted by Diogenes Laërtius, iv. 53.
As quoted by Cicero, Tusculan Disputations, iii. 26
“Boys throw stones at frogs in fun, but the frogs do not die in fun, but in earnest.”
Variant translation: Boys throw stones at frogs for fun, but the frogs don't die for "fun", but in sober earnest.
As quoted by Plutarch, Moralia, xii. 66
As quoted by Teles of Megara, fr. 2, On Self-Sufficiency
“Wealth is the sinews of success.”
As quoted by Diogenes Laërtius, iv. 48.
“The road to Hades is easy to travel; at any rate men pass away with their eyes shut.”
As quoted by Diogenes Laërtius, iv. 49.
As quoted by Teles of Megara, fr. 2, On Self-Sufficiency
“Old age is the harbor of all ills.”
As quoted by Diogenes Laërtius, iv. 48.
As quoted by Diogenes Laërtius, iv. 50.
