The Art of Living Quotes

“The primary task for the philosopher, then, is to treat the diseases of the soul (animi morbum). However, unlike the physician, he will not attempt to treat other people but rather he will focus his attention upon himself.59 The philosopher is thus one who concerns himself with the diseases of his own soul.”
― John Sellars, The Art of Living: The Stoics on the Nature and Function of Philosophy

“Socrates’ conception of philosophy as a rather than simply a matter of means that an individual’s actions () and way of life () may often be a better indication of an individual’s philosophy than any written or spoken account ().”
― John Sellars, The Art of Living: The Stoics on the Nature and Function of Philosophy

“It is not the person who eagerly listens to and makes notes of what is spoken by the philosophers who is ready for philosophizing, but the person who is ready to transfer the prescriptions of philosophy to his deeds () and to live in accord with them.”
― John Sellars, The Art of Living: The Stoics on the Nature and Function of Philosophy