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1.
The boys throw rocks at the frogs in jest. But the frogs die in earnest.
Bion of Borysthenes

2.
Wealth is the sinews of success.
Bion of Borysthenes

3.
Though boys throw stones at frogs in sport, the frogs do not die in sport, but in earnest.
Bion of Borysthenes

4.
Self-conceit is the enemy of progress.
Bion of Borysthenes

5.
Good slaves are free, but bad free men are slaves of many passions.
Bion of Borysthenes

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6.
Love of money is the mother-city (metropolis) of all evils.
Bion of Borysthenes

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Just as the good actor perform well whatever role the poet assigns, so too must the good man perform whatever Fortune assigns. For she, says Bion, just like a poet, sometimes assigns the leading role, sometimes that of the supporting role; sometimes that of a king, sometimes that of a beggar. Do not, therefore, being a supporting actor, desire the role of the lead.
Bion of Borysthenes

8.
It hurts the bald-head just as much as the thatched-head to have his hairs plucked.
Bion of Borysthenes

Quote Topics by Bion of Borysthenes: Men Boys Property Conceit Common Self Eye Mother Hair Sports Slave Philosophical Wealth Kings Frogs Rocks Principles Enemy Of Progress Passing Away Cities It Hurts Evil Hurt Animal Passion Good Man
9.
The road to Hades is easy to travel; at any rate men pass away with their eyes shut.
Bion of Borysthenes

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Bion insisted on the principle that "The property of friends is common."
Bion of Borysthenes