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Bias byl řecký právník a filozof, žijící v iónském městě Priéné. Je řazen mezi sedm mudrců archaického Řecka, Satyros z Kallátidy ho dokonce označil za nejvýznamnějšího z nich. Wikipedia  

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“Accept of things, having procured them by persuasion, not by force.”

The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 230)

“You should look into a mirror: if you look fine, do fine things; if you look ugly, correct by nobility the defect of your nature.”

as reported by Demetrius of Phalerum in Apophthegms of the Seven Sages, Loeb Classical Library, volume 525 Early Greek Philosophy, p. 137

“Speak of the Gods as they are.”

The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 230)

“Do not speak fast, for that shows folly.”

The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 230)

“Great riches come to many men by chance.”

The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 230)

“Do not praise an undeserving man because of his riches.”

The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 230)

“Whatever good fortune befalls you, attribute it to the gods.”

The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 230)

“Most men are wicked.”

The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 230)