Zeno of Citium Quotes

Zeno of Citium was a Hellenistic philosopher of Phoenician origin from Citium , Cyprus. Zeno was the founder of the Stoic school of philosophy, which he taught in Athens from about 300 BC. Based on the moral ideas of the Cynics, Stoicism laid great emphasis on goodness and peace of mind gained from living a life of Virtue in accordance with Nature. It proved very popular, and flourished as one of the major schools of philosophy from the Hellenistic period through to the Roman era. Wikipedia  

✵ 334 BC – 263 BC
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Famous Zeno of Citium Quotes

Zeno of Citium quote: “Happiness is a good flow of life.”

“Happiness is a good flow of life.”

As quoted by Stobaeus, ii. 77.

“Love is a God, who cooperates in securing the safety of the city.”

As quoted in Deipnosophists by Athenaeus, xiii. 561c.

“We have two ears and one mouth, so we should listen more than we say.”

As quoted in Diogenes Laërtius Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, vii. 23.
Variant translation: The reason why we have two ears and only one mouth is that we may listen the more and talk the less.

“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.”

As quoted by Diogenes Laërtius, in Lives of Eminent Philosophers: 'Zeno', 7.87.
The "end" here means “the goal of life.”

“A bad feeling is a commotion of the mind repugnant to reason, and against nature.”

As quoted in Tusculanae Quaestiones by Cicero, iv. 6.

“All the good are friends of one another.”

As quoted in Stromata, v. 14. by Clement of Alexandria

“No evil is honorable; but death is honorable; therefore death is not evil.”

As quoted in Epistles No. 82, by Seneca the Younger

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