Musonius Rufus

From time to time, measure yourself by the hard standard of virtue.

— Musonius Rufus virtue

Lectures 6

Virtue must be acquired through practice.

— Musonius Rufus action

Lectures 6

Exile cannot deprive a man of his true good, for virtue is carried inside him.

— Musonius Rufus freedom

Lectures 9

Do not seek to have everything that happens happen as you wish, but wish for everything to happen as it actually does happen, and your life will be serene.

— Musonius Rufus fate

Fragments (paraphrase after Epictetus)

It is silly to want something that cannot be obtained; a wise man wants nothing but what nature provides.

— Musonius Rufus wisdom

Lectures 7

Exercise strengthens the body; hardship strengthens the soul.

— Musonius Rufus adversity

Lectures 6

We ought to count each day as a new life.

— Musonius Rufus mortality

Fragments, after Seneca