Zeno of Citium Quotes on Nature
Zeno of Citium was a Greek philosopher of Phoenician descent and the founder of Stoicism. This page collects quotes attributed to Zeno of Citium on the topic of nature, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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“The goal of life is living in agreement with nature.”
As quoted by Diogenes Laërtius , in Lives of Eminent Philosophers : 'Zeno', 7.87 .: “This is why Zeno was the first (in his treatise On the Nature of Man ) to designate as the end ‘life in agreement with nature ’ (or living agreeably to nature)... | The "end" here means “the goal of life. -
Attributed to Zeno of Citium:
“All things are parts of one single system, which is called nature.”
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“A bad feeling is a commotion of the mind repugnant to reason , and against nature .”
As quoted in Tusculanae Quaestiones by Cicero , iv. 6. -
“(The end is) life in agreement with nature”
As quoted by Diogenes Laërtius , in Lives of Eminent Philosophers : 'Zeno', 7.87 .: “This is why Zeno was the first (in his treatise On the Nature of Man ) to designate as the end ‘life in agreement with nature ’ (or living agreeably to nat