Bias of Priene famous quotes
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What is man's greatest bane? His brother man alone.
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Some, by admiring other men's virtues, become enemies to their own vices.
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The greatest misfortune of all is not to be able to bear misfortune.
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Monarch, thou wishest to cover thyself with glory; be the first to submit to the laws of thy empire.
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Be slow in considering, but resolute in action.
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He who will lose a present good for one in expectation hath some wit, but a small store of wisdom.
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It becomes not a law-maker to be a law-breaker.
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It is better to decide a difference between enemies than friends, for one of our friends will certainly become an enemy and one of our enemies a friend.
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Make wisdom your provision for the journey from youth to old age, for it is a more certain support than all other possessions.
-- Bias of Priene
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