Chrysippus Quotes on Virtue
Chrysippus of Soli was a Greek philosopher and the third head of the Stoic school, often regarded as its second founder. This page collects quotes attributed to Chrysippus on the topic of virtue, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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“Living virtuously is equivalent to living in accordance with one's experience of the actual course of nature.”
In Diogenes Laërtius , vii. 87 (tr. Robert Drew Hicks, 1925) -
“If I had followed the multitude, I should not have studied philosophy.”
In Diogenes Laërtius, vii. 182 (tr. Robert Drew Hicks, 1925) -
“The wise man wants for nothing and yet needs many things; the fool, on the other hand, has need of nothing, for he understands the use of nothing, but is in want of everything.”
In Seneca , Moral Epistles , iii. 10 (tr. Richard Mott Gummere, 1918) -
Attributed to Chrysippus:
“Vice is contrary to nature; virtue agrees with nature.”
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“In Seneca , Moral Epistles , iii. 10 (tr. Richard Mott Gummere, 1918)”
The wise man is in want of nothing, and yet needs many things. On the other hand, nothing is needed by the fool, for he does not understand how to use anything, but he is in want of everything.