It hurts the bald-head just as much as the thatched-head to have his hairs plucked. — Bion of Borysthenes Copy Share Image
The boys throw rocks at the frogs in jest. But the frogs die in earnest. — Bion of Borysthenes Copy Share Image
Though boys throw stones at frogs in sport, the frogs do not die in sport, but in earnest. — Bion of Borysthenes Copy Share Image
Good slaves are free, but bad free men are slaves of many passions. — Bion of Borysthenes Copy Share Image
Just as the good actor perform well whatever role the poet assigns, so too must the good man perform whatever Fortune assigns. For she,… — Bion of Borysthenes Copy Share Image
Bion insisted on the principle that "The property of friends is common." — Bion of Borysthenes Copy Share Image
The road to Hades is easy to travel; at any rate men pass away with their eyes shut. — Bion of Borysthenes Copy Share Image
It hurts the bald-head just as much as the thatched-head to have his hairs plucked. — Bion of Borysthenes Copy Share Image
