Philosophy is nothing other than the pursuit of nobility and goodness.

ἡ φιλοσοφία ἐπιτήδευσίς ἐστι καλοκἀγαθίας καὶ οὐδὲν ἕτερον.

Gaius Musonius Rufus

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Gaius Musonius Rufus

Roman Stoic philosopher (c. 30-101 AD), teacher of Epictetus, the man three emperors banished and could not silence. He wrote nothing, taught in the street, and insisted on equal philosophical education for women.

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Gaius Musonius Rufus's Other Quotes

It is not learning that makes people good, but practice.

Exile is not an evil.

If you accomplish something good with hard work, the labour passes quickly, but the good endures; if you do something shameful in pursuit of pleasure, the pleasure passes quickly, but the shame endures.

Related Quotes

Philosophy is mistress of all the arts.

-- Posidonius

It is not learning that makes people good, but practice.

-- Gaius Musonius Rufus

It is the quality of your life that matters, not its length.

-- Seneca

Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.

-- Marcus Aurelius

Virtue is a matter of deeds, not words.

-- Antisthenes

Educate the children and it will not be necessary to punish the men.

-- Pythagoras