A passage from Diogenes Laertius
Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers 7.52
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The Stoics divide philosophy into three parts: logic, physics, and ethics. These are the parts of the philosopher's education, like the walls, the fruit, and the soul of a garden.
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