Zitate von Zenon von Kition
Zenon von Kition
Geburtstag: 334 v.Chr
Todesdatum: 263 v.Chr
Zenon von Kition , auch Zenon der Jüngere genannt, war ein hellenistischer Philosoph und Begründer der Stoa. Wikipedia
Zitate Zenon von Kition
„Happiness is a good flow of life.“
As quoted by Stobaeus, ii. 77.
As quoted in De Natura Deorum by Cicero, ii. 8.
„We have two ears and one mouth, so we should listen more than we say.“
As quoted in Diogenes Laërtius Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, vii. 23.
Variant translation: The reason why we have two ears and only one mouth is that we may listen the more and talk the less.
As quoted in De Natura Deorum by Cicero, ii. 8.; iii. 9.
As quoted by Diogenes Laërtius, in Lives of Eminent Philosophers: 'Zeno', 7.87.
The "end" here means “the goal of life.”
„Love is a God, who cooperates in securing the safety of the city.“
As quoted in Deipnosophists by Athenaeus, xiii. 561c.
„No evil is honorable; but death is honorable; therefore death is not evil.“
As quoted in Epistles No. 82, by Seneca the Younger
„A bad feeling is a commotion of the mind repugnant to reason, and against nature.“
As quoted in Tusculanae Quaestiones by Cicero, iv. 6.
„All the good are friends of one another.“
As quoted in Stromata, v. 14. by Clement of Alexandria