The road to Hades is easy to travel; at any rate men pass a… - Bion of Borysthenes

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

Bion of Borysthenes

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Bion of Borysthenes (c. 325 – c. 250 BC) was a Greek philosopher closely allied to the Cynic school, who was famous in the ancient world for his witty remarks.

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Once when Bion was at sea in the company of some wicked men, he fell into the hands of pirates; and when the rest said, "We are undone if we are known," – "But I," said he, "am undone if we are not known."

Self-conceit is the enemy of progress.

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

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

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