Zeno of Citium

“Man conquers the world by conquering himself.”

Fragments

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

Fragments

“We are not given a good or bad life. We are given a life. It's up to us to make it good or bad.”

“The goal of life is living in agreement with nature.”

“Better to trip with the feet than with the tongue.”

“Happiness is a good flow of life.”

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

“All things are parts of one single system, which is called nature.”

“A friend is another self.”

“Well-being is realized by small steps, but is truly no small thing.”

“Extravagance is its own destroyer.”

“Nothing is more hostile to a firm grasp on knowledge than self-deception.”

“Man conquers the world by conquering himself.”