“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)

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ancient Greek philosopher, one of the Seven Sages -600–-530 BC

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