Citium Zeno Quotes
That which exercises reason is more excellent than that which does not exercise reason
Citium Zeno, 334 BC – 262 BC, Greek philosopher from Cyprus, Founder of the Stoic school of philosophy, Quoted in Cicero, De Natura Deorum
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While all recognize the importance of that critical intellectual skill, few have developed the skill and ability and all of us make errors frequently. Some, however, are and have been better than others.
Zeno of Citium (/ˈziːnoʊ/; Greek: Ζήνων ὁ Κιτιεύς, Zēnōn ho Kitieus; c. 334 – c. 262 BC) was a Hellenistic philosopher of Phoenician origin from Citium (Κίτιον, Kition), Cyprus. Zeno was the founder of the Stoic school of philosophy, which he taught in Athens from about 300 BC. Based on the moral ideas of the Cynics, Stoicism laid great emphasis on goodness and peace of mind gained from living a life of virtue in accordance with nature. It proved very popular, and flourished as one of the major schools of philosophy from the Hellenistic period through to the Roman era, and enjoyed revivals in the Renaissance as Neostoicism and in the current era as Modern Stoicism.
