Cleanthes Quotes
Cleanthes of Assos was a Greek Stoic philosopher who succeeded Zeno of Citium as head of the Stoa around 262 BC. Originally a boxer who arrived in Athens with little money, he supported himself by drawing water at night while studying philosophy by day. The quotes below are attributed to Cleanthes, organized by topic.
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Cleanthes on God
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Attributed to Cleanthes:
“Lead me, O Zeus, and thou Destiny, wherever your decrees have assigned me. I follow willingly; if I would not, I would still follow.”
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“Nothing is done on earth without thee, O God.”
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Attributed to Cleanthes:
“Out of opposites thou hast wrought one harmony, and from things good and evil thou hast made the eternal reason of the universe.”
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“(…) you should look to the areas of your countries where people are poverty-stricken and helpless and then do all you can to raise their standard of living, teaching them cleanliness and high morals. To serve the needy truly and from the heart is true service to God.”
Haidakhan Babaji , The Teachings of Babaji , 20 April 1983.
Cleanthes on Happiness
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Attributed to Cleanthes:
“The man who is just and good is happy, even on the rack.”
Cleanthes on Knowledge
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“Todo saldrá en la colada.”
All will come out in the washing. | Miguel de Cervantes , Don Quixote (1605-1615), I, 20. -
“All will come out in the washing.”
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“Miguel de Cervantes , Don Quixote (1605-1615), I, 20.”
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“Haidakhan Babaji , The Teachings of Babaji , 20 April 1983.”
(…) you should look to the areas of your countries where people are poverty-stricken and helpless and then do all you can to raise their standard of living, teaching them cleanliness and high morals. To serve the needy truly and from the heart is true service to God. -
“Will Durant , Our Oriental Heritage”
Cleanliness was literally next to godliness in India; hygiene was not, as Anatole France thought it, la seule morale, but it was made an essential part of piety. Manu laid down, many centuries ago, an exacting code of physical refinement. “Early in the morning,” one instruction reads, “let him” (the Brahman) “bathe, decorate his body, clean his teeth, apply collyrium to his eyes, and worship the g -
“Alan Moore, Swamp Thing #40 The Curse”
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“William Shakespeare , Henry IV , Part I (c. 1597), Act V, scene 4, line 168.”
I'll purge and leave sack and live cleanly.
Cleanthes on Life
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“I'll purge and leave sack and live cleanly.”
William Shakespeare , Henry IV , Part I (c. 1597), Act V, scene 4, line 168. -
“Chim chiminey Chim chiminey Chim chim cher-ee! A sweep is as lucky As lucky can be Chim chiminey Chim chiminey Chim chim cher-oo! Good luck will rub off when I shakes 'ands with you Or blow me a kiss And that's lucky too Now as the ladder of life 'As been strung You may think a sweep's On the bottommost rung Though I spends me time In the ashes and smoke In this 'ole wide world There's no 'appier bloke”
Robert B. Sherman & Richard M. Sherman, "Chim Chim Cher-ee", from Mary Poppins
Cleanthes on Mind
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Attributed to Cleanthes:
“Of all our possessions, the soul is the most precious; therefore, we should treat it with the greatest care.”