Antiochus of Ascalon Quotes
Antiochus of Ascalon was a Greek philosopher who broke with the skeptical New Academy of Carneades and Philo of Larissa to revive a positive, dogmatic Platonism. As head of the Old Academy at Athens, he taught the young Cicero, Brutus, and Varro, and developed an eclectic synthesis in which the doctrines of Plato, Aristotle, and the Stoics were treated as substantively the same philosophy under different names. The quotes below are attributed to Antiochus of Ascalon, organized by topic.
Antiochus of Ascalon on Knowledge
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Attributed to Antiochus of Ascalon:
“The wise man knows the limits of his own ignorance.”
Antiochus of Ascalon on Truth
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Attributed to Antiochus of Ascalon:
“The Old Academy and the New Academy disagree only in name.”
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Attributed to Antiochus of Ascalon:
“Truth is one, and we approach it through every honest school.”
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Attributed to Antiochus of Ascalon:
“Plato, Aristotle, and the early Stoics are saying the same thing in different words.”
Antiochus of Ascalon on Virtue
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Attributed to Antiochus of Ascalon:
“Virtue alone is sufficient for happiness, although it admits of degrees.”