Bias autem, cum patriam eius Prienen hostes invasissent, omnibus quos modo saevitia belli incolumes abire passa fuerat pretiosarum rerum pondere onustis fugientibus, interrogatus quid ita nihil ex bonis suis secum ferret ego vero inquit bona mea mecum porto: pectore enim illa gestabat non umeris, nec oculis visenda sed aestimanda animo.
When enemies had invaded Bias city of Priene, as all whom the cruelty of war had suffered to get away unharmed were fleeing loaded with a weight of valuables, he was asked why he was not likewise bearing away any of his goods. On the contrary, he said, I carry my goods with myself. For he bore them in his heart, not on his shoulders; not for the sight of the eyes but for the judgment of the mind.
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