Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for. ― Epicurus
Who is Epicurus? Epicurus was an ancient Greek philosopher and sage who founded Epicureanism, a highly influential school of philosophy. He was born on the Greek island of Samos to Athenian parents.
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1. Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here.
And when it does come, we no longer exist. ― Epicurus
2. It is not so much our friends’ help that helps us, as the confidence of their help. ― Epicurus
3. Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little. ― Epicurus
4. Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance. ― Epicurus
5. If God listened to the prayers of men, all men would quickly have perished: for they are forever praying for evil against one another. ― Epicurus
6. A free life cannot acquire many possessions, because this is not easy to do without servility to mobs or monarchs. ― Epicurus
7. If you wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires. ― Epicurus
8. It is better for you to be free of fear lying upon a pallet, than to have a golden couch and a rich table and be full of trouble. ― Epicurus
9. The time when most of you should withdraw into yourself is when you are forced to be in a crowd. ― Epicurus
10. It is possible to provide security against other ills, but as far as death is concerned, we men live in a city without walls. ― Epicurus
11. Let no one be slow to seek wisdom when he is young nor weary in the search of it when he has grown old.
For no age is too early or too late for the health of the soul. ― Epicurus
12. We must exercise ourselves in the things which bring happiness, since, if that be present,
we have everything, and, if that be absent, all our actions are directed toward attaining it. ― Epicurus
13. Both old and young alike ought to seek wisdom: the former in order that, as age comes over him,
he may be young in good things because of the grace of what has been,
and the latter in order that, while he is young, he may at the same time be old,
because he has no fear of the things which are to come. ― Epicurus
14. Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able?
Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing?
Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing?
Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing?
Then why call him God? ― Epicurus
15. There is no such thing as justice in the abstract; it is merely a compact between men. ― Epicurus
16. The things you really need are few and easy to come by; but the things you can imagine you need are infinite, and you will never be satisfied. ― Epicurus
17. You don’t develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday.
You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity. ― Epicurus
18. The pleasant life is not produced by continual drinking and dancing, nor sexual intercourse,
nor rare dishes of seafood and other delicacies of a luxurious table.
On the contrary, it is produced by sober reasoning which examines the motives for every choice and avoidance,
driving away beliefs which are the source of mental disturbances. ― Epicurus
19. We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink. ― Epicurus
20. To be rich is not the end, but only a change of worries. ― Epicurus
21. Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which can only exist when I do not? ― Epicurus
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