Man conquers the world by conquering himself.

Zeno of Citium

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Zeno of Citium

Zeno of Citium (c. 334-262 BC), a Phoenician who lost everything in a shipwreck, founded Stoicism in Athens. His doctrine that virtue alone is the good shaped Western ethics from Rome to modern resilience science.

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Zeno of Citium's Other Quotes

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

The goal of life is living in agreement with Nature.

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

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