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BION OF SMYRNA Greek popular philosopher and poet (c. 325 BC - c. 255 BC) Arrogance is the obstruction of wisdom.       - [Arrogance] Beauty is a possession not our own.       - [Beauty] Jest with your equals.       - [Jesting] The end of a dissolute life is most commonly a desperate death.       - [Vice] The sinews of business (or state).       - in "Life of Bion" by Diogenes Laertius, bk. IV, ch. VII, sec. 3         [Money] Though boys throw stones at frogs in sport, the frogs do not die in sport, but in earnest.       - [Death] Last Revised: 2008 April 9 Copyright © 1999-2008 John C. Shepard. All Rights Reserved. The GIGA name and logo are trademarks registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by John C. Shepard.  WWW.GIGA-USA.COM     Back to Top of Page

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