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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—G

Goods

I carry all my goods with me (Omnia mea mecum porto). Said by Bias, one of the seven sages, when Priene was besieged and the inhabitants were preparing for flight.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894

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