Zeno of Citium

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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.
- Zeno of Citium
Collection: Life Is Good
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Man conquers the world by conquering himself.
- Zeno of Citium
Collection: Men
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Steel your sensibilities, so that life shall hurt you as little as possible.
- Zeno of Citium
Collection: Hurt
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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.
- Zeno of Citium
Collection: Funny
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Better to trip with the feet than with the tongue
- Zeno of Citium
Collection: Feet
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Fate is the endless chain of causation, whereby things are; the reason or formula by which the world goes on.
- Zeno of Citium
Collection: Fate
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Wellbeing is attained by little and little, and nevertheless is no little thing itself.
- Zeno of Citium
Collection: Happiness
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A bad feeling is a commotion of the mind repugnant to reason, and against nature.
- Zeno of Citium
Collection: Feelings
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Happiness is a good flow of life.
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Collection: Flow
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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.
- Zeno of Citium
Collection: Men
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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.
- Zeno of Citium
Collection: Exercise
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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.
- Zeno of Citium
Collection: May
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Love is a God, who cooperates in securing the safety of the city.
- Zeno of Citium
Collection: Love Is