Omnia mea mecum porto
Omnia mea mecum porto “I carry all my possessions with me” is asaying attributedby Cicero to the Greek philosopher Bias von Priene . Bias von Priene, one of the seven wise men , is said to have made this statement on the run from his hometown: His real possession lies in his abilities and his character traits - and not in material things. This shows the influence of the Cynics on the teaching of the Stoa ; compare, for example, the views of Diogenes von Sinope on material property.
Seneca later attributes this saying to the philosopher Stilpon (also: Stilbon) after the destruction of his city Megara by Demetrios Poliorketes in the variant “Omnia mea mecum sunt”.
Another variant: "Sapiens omnia sua secum portat".
Individual evidence
- ^ Cicero, Paradoxa Stoicorum I, 8 .
- ↑ Seneca, Epistulae morales 1,9,19 and also de constantia sapientis 5,6 .