Of a rich man who was niggardly he [Bion] said, That man does not own his estate, but his estate owns him.

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Source: Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, Book IV. 'Bion', iii
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The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (200)

The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (200)

The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (200)

The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (200)

The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (200)

The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (200)

The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (200)

The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (200)

The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (200)

The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (200)

The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (200)

The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (200)

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