Some fragmentary verses concerning Cynic philosophy attribtued to Crates of Thebes.
Tag archives: poem
The Cynic Prayer of Crates
The Cynic prayer attributed to the philosopher Crates of Thebes, student of Diogenes of Sinope.
Invictus by William Ernest Henley
The poem Invictus by William Ernest Henley.
Goethe: Aphorisms on Nature
Goethe’s Aphorisms on Nature, translated by T.H. Huxley.
Stoicism in the Poetry of Persius
Excerpts from the fifth Satire of the poet Persius, a contemporary of Seneca, which deals with his own Stoic education.
Stoicism in Horace’s Satires
Excerpt from a Satire by the Roman poet Horace, in which he portrays his slave delivering a speech based on Stoic philosophy.
Cato’s Speech on Stoic Philosophy from Lucan’s The Civil War
An excerpt from Lucan’s epic poem The Civil War (or Pharsalia) in which Cato the Younger delivers a speech on Stoic philosophy.
Some Ancient Stoic Poems
Some brief excerpts from ancient poems relating to Stoic philosophy.
The Hymn to Zeus by Cleanthes
Excerpts from the famous Hymn to Zeus by the Stoic philosopher Cleanthes.
Contented with Little by Robert Burns
The poem “Contented with Little”, by Robert Burns, which arguably exhibits Stoic and Epicurean themes.