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date: 03 October 2024

Zeno of Citium c.335–c.263 bc
Greek philosopher, founder of Stoicism 

  1. The reason why we have two ears and only one mouth is that we may listen the more and talk the less.
    to a youth who was talking nonsense
    Diogenes Laertius Lives of the Philosophers ‘Zeno’ ch. 7