Love your friend as one day he may be foe.
Καὶ φιλεῖν ὡς μισήσοντας.
Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers 1.87 (advice attributed to Bias).
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Unlucky is the man who cannot bear bad luck.
ἔλεγε δὲ ἀτυχῆ εἶναι τὸν ἀτυχίαν μὴ φέροντα·
Diogenes Laertius 1.86 (reported saying of Bias)
Asked what a man takes pleasure in doing, he said, “Making a profit.”
Ἐρωτηθεὶς τί ποιῶν ἄνθρωπος τέρπεται, ἔφη, κερδαίνων.
Diogenes Laertius 1.87 (reported saying of Bias)
Being asked what is difficult, he replied, “Nobly to endure a change for the worse.”
Ἐρωτηθεὶς τί δυσχερές, τὴν ἐπὶ τὸ χεῖρον, ἔφη, μεταβολὴν εὐγενῶς ἐνεγκεῖν.
Diogenes Laertius 1.86 (reported saying of Bias)
It is nicer to judge between enemies than friends.
ἥδιον ἔλεγε δικάζειν μεταξὺ ἐχθρῶν ἢ φίλων·
Diogenes Laertius 1.87 (reported saying of Bias)
Be slow to set about an enterprise, but persevere in it steadfastly when once it is undertaken.
Βραδέως ἐγχείρει τοῖς πραττομένοις· ὃ δʼ ἂν ἕλῃ, βεβαίως τηρῶν διάμενε.
Diogenes Laertius 1.87 (reported saying of Bias)
Being asked what is sweet to men, he answered, “Hope.”
Ἐρωτηθεὶς τί γλυκὺ ἀνθρώποις, ἐλπίς, ἔφη.
Diogenes Laertius 1.87 (reported saying of Bias)
Most men are wicked.
Οἱ πλεῖστοι κακοί.
DL 1.88
Make wisdom your provision for the journey from youth to old age; for it is a more certain support than all other possessions.
Ἐφόδιον ἀπὸ νεότητος εἰς γῆρας ἀναλάμβανε σοφίαν· βεβαιότερον γὰρ τοῦτο τῶν ἄλλων κτημάτων.
DL 1.88
Unlucky is the man who cannot bear bad luck.
Ἀτυχῆ εἶναι τὸν ἀτυχίαν μὴ φέροντα
DL 1.86