Bias

Bias, one of the Seven Wise Men of Greece, a native of Priène in Ionia, flourished about the middle of the 6th century B.C., famous for his eloquence, his nobility of character, and his aphorisms. Among these perhaps the best were: 'Know and then act,' 'He is unfortunate who cannot bear misfortune,' 'So order your affairs as if your life were to be both long and short,' and that addressed to the irreligious sailors who during a storm were loudly calling on the gods, 'Be quiet, lest the gods discover that you are here.' Once when his fellow-townsmen in alarm before an enemy were hastily carrying off their valuables, Bias was seen without a burden, and being asked why he was not occupied like others, replied in words which have become a Latin proverb, Omnia mea mecum porto, 'I carry all my goods with me.'