Zeno of Citium (/ˈziːnoʊ/; Greek: Ζήνων ὁ Κιτιεύς, Zēnōn ho Kitieus; c. 334 – c. 262 BC) was a Hellenistic philosopher of Phoenician origin from Citium (Κίτιον, Kition), 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.
Zeno of Citium's Quotes:
- “Love is a God, who cooperates in securing the safety of the city”
- “We have two ears and one mouth, so we should listen more than we talk.”
- “Better to trip with the feet than with the tongue.”
- “Man conquers the world by conquering himself.”
- “The goal of life is living in agreement with Nature.”
- “A bad feeling is a commotion of the mind repugnant to reason, and against nature.”
- “If you lay violent hands on me, you’ll have my body, but my mind will remain with Stilpo.”
- “When a dog is tied to a cart, if it wants to follow, it is pulled and follows,
making its spontaneous act coincide with necessity.
But if the dog does not follow, it will be compelled in any case.
So, it is with men too: even if they don't want to,
they will be compelled to follow what is destined.” - “Fate is the endless chain of causation, whereby things are; the reason or formula by which the world goes on.”
- “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.”
- “No evil is honorable: but death is honorable; therefore death is not evil.”
- “Well-being is attained by little and little, and nevertheless is no little thing itself.”
- “Happiness is a good flow of life.”
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