The anchovy which is found in the sea at Athens, men despise on account of its abundance and say that it is a poor man’s fish; but in other cities, they prize it above everything, even where it is far inferior to the Attic anchovy. Chrysippus Read Quote
Although it is true that by fate all things are forced and linked by a necessary and dominant reason, nevertheless the character of our minds is subject to fate in a manner corresponding to their nature and quality. Chrysippus Read Quote
Of causes, some are complete and primary, others auxiliary and proximate. Hence, when we say that all things come about through fate by antecedent causes, we do not mean this to be understood as ‘by complete and primary causes,’ but ‘by auxiliary and proximate causes.’ Chrysippus Read Quote
There is a certain head, and that head you have not. Now this being so, there is a head which you have not; therefore, you are without a head. Chrysippus Read Quote
Vice, by comparison with terrible accidents, has its own peculiar explanation. For, in a way, it does occur in accordance with the rationale of nature, and its occurrence is not, so to speak, useless in relation to the whole world. For otherwise, the good would not exist, either. Chrysippus Read Quote
If something were brought about without an antecedent cause, it would be untrue that all things come about through fate. But if it is plausible that all events have an antecedent cause, what ground can be offered for not conceding that all things come about through fate? Chrysippus Read Quote
The soul is joined to and is separated from the body. Therefore, the soul is corporeal. Chrysippus Read Quote
