5 Secrets to Life by the Founder of Stoicism: Zeno of Citium
A collection of knowledge that has not been forgotten for thousands of years
Zeno was a Roman philosopher who lived from 334–262 B.C. in Citium.
He is most known as the founder of the Stoicism philosophy, and thus his ideas were the birth of a new way of thinking.
Today I’d like to share with you 5 secrets to life by the founder of Stoicism: Zeno of Citium and hope they’ll be beneficial for you as they have been for me.
1- We must be aware of the danger that our words may contain
“Better to trip with the feet than with the tongue”
— Zeno of Citium
2-We are happy when we are swimming with the current of life
“Happiness is a good flow of life.”
— Zeno of Citium
3- We thrive when we are aligned with nature
“All things are parts of one single system, which is called Nature; the individual life is good when it is in harmony with nature.”
— Zeno of Citium
4-Well-being is a process that is completed by little steps
“Well-being is attained little by little, and nevertheless is no little thing itself.”
— Zeno of Citium
5-When we learn to control ourselves, we are controlling everything we have power over
“Man conquers the world by conquering himself.”
— Zeno of Citium
Final thoughts
Today I’ve shared with you 5 secrets to life by the founder of Stoicism: Zeno of Citium.
These were:
1-We must be aware of the danger that our words may contain
2-We are happy when we are swimming with the current of life
3-We thrive when we are aligned with nature
4-Well-being is a process that is completed in little steps
5-When we learn to control ourselves, we are controlling everything we have power over
Thank you for reading.
-E.K.
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