Zeno of Citium Quotes

Man conquers the world by conquering himself.

All things are parts of one single system, which is called nature; the individual life is good when it is in harmony with nature.

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

Fate is the endless chain of causation, whereby things are; the reason or formula by which the world goes on.

No evil is honorable: but death is honorable; therefore death is not evil.

Steel your sensibilities, so that life shall hurt you as little as possible.

The reason why we have two ears and only one mouth is that we may listen the more and talk the less.

Better to trip with the feet than with the tongue

Wellbeing is attained by little and little, and nevertheless is no little thing itself.

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.

Happiness is a good flow of life.

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.