Passing away Quotes by Bion of Borysthenes

The boys throw rocks at the frogs in jest. But the frogs die in earnest.

— Bion of Borysthenes

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

— Bion of Borysthenes

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

— Bion of Borysthenes

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

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

— Bion of Borysthenes

Self-conceit is the enemy of progress.

— Bion of Borysthenes

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

— Bion of Borysthenes

The road to Hades is easy to travel; at any rate men pass away with their eyes shut.

— Bion of Borysthenes

Wealth is the sinews of success.

— Bion of Borysthenes

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

— Bion of Borysthenes