Author: Epicurus

Quotes

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

It is not so much our friends' help that helps us, as the confidence of their help.

It is not so much our friends' help that helps us, as the confidence of their help.

- 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

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 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

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.

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

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.

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

The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.

The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.

- 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

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