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Hierocles the Stoic Quotes on Love

Hierocles the Stoic was a Greek Stoic philosopher of the second century AD, distinct from the later Neoplatonist Hierocles of Alexandria. This page collects quotes attributed to Hierocles the Stoic on the topic of love, drawn from across the philosopher's works.

Quotes

  • Attributed to Hierocles the Stoic:

    “Each of us is, as it were, encompassed by many circles.”

  • Attributed to Hierocles the Stoic:

    “We must draw the outer circles inward toward the center.”

  • Attributed to Hierocles the Stoic:

    “The good of others is no less the concern of the wise person than their own.”

  • Attributed to Hierocles the Stoic:

    “To be human is to be akin to all who share reason.”