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вЂњWonвЂ™t we, therefore, be willing to endure pain in order to gain complete happiness?вЂќ-Musonius Rufus вЂњOnly by exhibiting actions in harmony with the sound words which he has received will anyone be helped by philosophy.вЂќ-Musonius Rufus It is living more in accord with nature-drawing your sustenance directly from the earth-the nurse and mother of us all-rather than from another source.вЂќ-Musonius Rufus вЂњGenerally speaking, if you devote yourself to the life of philosophy, whilst tilling the land at the same time, I couldnвЂ™t compare it to any other way of life, nor would I prefer any other livelihood. вЂњThus it appears that exile helps, rather than hinders body and spirit, by treating them better than they treat themselves.вЂќ-Musonius Rufus вЂњFor what does the man who accepts insult do that is wrong? It is the doer of wrong who puts themselves to shame-the sensible man wouldnвЂ™t go to the law, since he wouldnвЂ™t even consider that he had been insulted! Besides, to be annoyed or angered about such things would be petty-instead easily and silently bear what has happened, since this is appropriate for those whose purpose is to be noble-minded.вЂќ-Musonius Rufus вЂњWe will train both soul and body when we accustom ourselves to cold, heat, thirst, hunger, scarcity of food, hardness of bed, abstaining from pleasures, and enduring pains.вЂќ-Musonius Rufus вЂњHumanity must seek what is NOT simple and obvious using the simple and obvious.вЂќ-Musonius Rufus вЂњTo accept injury without a spirit of savage resentment-to show ourselves merciful toward those who wrong us-being a source of good hope to them-is characteristic of a benevolent and civilized way of life.вЂќ -Musonius Rufus вЂњOthers have been in poor health from overindulgence and high living, before exile has provided strength, forcing them to live a more vigorous life.вЂќ-Musonius Rufus вЂњWe begin to lose our hesitation to do immoral things when we lose our hesitation to speak of them.вЂќ-Musonius Rufus DonвЂ™t expect to encourage good deeds in people conscious of your own misdeeds.вЂќ-Musonius Rufus вЂњYou will earn the respect of all if you begin by earning the respect of yourself. вЂњWealth is able to buy the pleasures of eating, drinking and other sensual pursuits-yet can never afford a cheerful spirit or freedom from sorrow.вЂќ-Musonius Rufus вЂњIf we were to measure what is good by how much pleasure it brings, nothing would be better than self-control- if we were to measure what is to be avoided by its pain, nothing would be more painful than lack of self-controlвЂќ-Musonius Rufus вЂњPrefer knowledge to wealth, for the one is transitory, the other perpetual.вЂќ-Socrates вЂњEvery action has its pleasures and its price.вЂќ-Socrates As a result, all this superiority in wisdom which the oracle has attributed to me reduces itself to the single point that I am strongly convinced that I am ignorant of what I do not know.вЂќ-Socrates But there is this difference between us: although these people know nothing, they all believe they know something whereas, I, if I know nothing, at least have no doubts about it. вЂњWe do not know - neither the sophists, nor the orators, nor the artists, nor I- what the True, the Good, and the Beautiful are. вЂњDo not do to others what angers you if done to you by others.вЂќ-Socrates LetвЂ™s continue scrolling down this page to see more of Socrates and Musonius Rufus stoic quotes. Which of these two is better only God knows.вЂќ-SocratesДo you like reading these motivational quotes? I hope they will help you be inspired today. вЂњThe hour of departure has arrived, and we go our separate ways, I to die, and you to live. вЂњThe only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.вЂќ-Socrates вЂњEmploy your time in improving yourself by other menвЂ™s writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for.вЂќ-Socrates вЂњContentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.вЂќ-Socrates вЂњLet him who would move the world first move himself.вЂќ-Socrates вЂњThe secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.вЂќ-Socrates вЂњWhen the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.вЂќ-Socrates вЂњSometimes you put walls up not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to break them down.вЂќ-Socrates But change is law and no amount of pretending will alter that reality.вЂќ-Socrates

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Free of pain, free of the obligations of life and death. вЂњIf you donвЂ™t get what you want, you suffer if you get what you donвЂ™t want, you suffer even when you get exactly what you want, you still suffer because you canвЂ™t hold on to it forever. вЂњBe slow to fall into friendship, but when you are in, continue firm and constant.вЂќ-Socrates

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