Musonius Rufus Quotes on Virtue
Gaius Musonius Rufus was a Roman Stoic philosopher and the teacher of Epictetus. This page collects quotes attributed to Musonius Rufus on the topic of virtue, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Musonius Rufus:
“Few are the days during which we shall not need to be reminded of what we have to bear.”
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Attributed to Musonius Rufus:
“It is not he who has many possessions who is rich, but he who has few wants.”
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Attributed to Musonius Rufus:
“We should keep ourselves in such fitness for any kind of labor that even the unaccustomed shall be easy for us.”
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Attributed to Musonius Rufus:
“Every distress is mitigated by reason.”
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Attributed to Musonius Rufus:
“If you accomplish something good with hard work, the labor passes quickly, but the good endures.”