Author: Epicurus

Quotes

It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself.

It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself.

- Epicurus

Misfortune seldom intrudes upon the wise man; his greatest and highest interests are directed by reason throughout the course of life.

Misfortune seldom intrudes upon the wise man; his greatest and highest interests are directed by reason throughout the course of life.

- Epicurus

The time when most of you should withdraw into yourself is when you are forced to be in a crowd.

The time when most of you should withdraw into yourself is when you are forced to be in a crowd.

- Epicurus

There is no such thing as justice in the abstract; it is merely a compact between men.

There is no such thing as justice in the abstract; it is merely a compact between men.

- Epicurus

If God listened to the prayers of men, all men would quickly have perished: for they are forever praying for evil against one another.

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

Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we no longer exist.

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

It is impossible to live a pleasant life without living wisely and well and justly. And it is impossible to live wisely and well and justly without living a pleasant life.

It is impossible to live a pleasant life without living wisely and well and justly. And it is impossible to live wisely and well and justly without living a pleasant life.

- Epicurus

It is possible to provide security against other ills, but as far as death is concerned, we men live in a city without walls.

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

Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship.

Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship.

- Epicurus

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