Zeno of Citium Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“The reason why we have two ears and only one mouth is that we may listen the more and talk the less.”
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“Man conquers the world by conquering himself.”
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“Wellbeing is attained by little and little, and nevertheless is no little thing itself.”
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“All things are parts of one single system, which is called nature; the individual life is good when it is in harmony with nature.”
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“The end may be defined as life in accordance with nature or, in other words, in accordance with our own human nature as well as that of the universe.”
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“Love is a God, who cooperates in securing the safety of the city.”
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“Fate is the endless chain of causation, whereby things are; the reason or formula by which the world goes on.”
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“All the good are friends of one another.”
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“That which exercises reason is more excellent than that which does not exercise reason; there is nothing more excellent than the universe, therefore the universe exercises reason.”
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“A bad feeling is a commotion of the mind repugnant to reason, and against nature.”
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“Steel your sensibilities, so that life shall hurt you as little as possible.”
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“No evil is honorable: but death is honorable; therefore death is not evil.”
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“Better to trip with the feet than with the tongue”
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“No matter whether you claim a slave by purchase or capture, the title is bad. They who claim to own their fellow-men, look down into the pit and forget the justice that should rule the world.”
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