Zeno of Citium
Zeno of Citium was a Hellenistic philosopher from Citium, Cyprus. He was the founder of the Stoic school of philosophy, which he taught in Athens from about 300 BC.
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"Love is a God, who cooperates in securing the safety of the city."
"No evil is honorable; but death is honorable; therefore death is not evil."
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