Epicurus Quotes
By Alan Reiner โ July 17, 2024
โDo 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.โ โ Epicurus
โDeath does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we no longer exist.โ โ Epicurus
โNothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.โ โ Epicurus
โNot what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.โ โ Epicurus
โThe misfortune of the wise is better than the prosperity of the fool.โ โ Epicurus
โLet 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.โ โ Epicurus
โDo 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.โ โ Epicurus
โDeath does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we no longer exist.โ โ Epicurus
โNothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.โ โ Epicurus
โNot what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.โ โ Epicurus
โThe misfortune of the wise is better than the prosperity of the fool.โ โ Epicurus
โLet 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.โ โ Epicurus
โIt is not so much our friendsโ help that helps us, as the confidence of their help.โ โ Epicurus
โIf God listened to the prayers of men, all men would quickly have perished: for they are forever praying for evil against one another.โ โ Epicurus
โThe art of living well and the art of dying well are one.โ โ Epicurus
โI never desired to please the rabble. What pleased them, I did not learn; and what I knew was far removed from their understanding.โ โ Epicurus
โIt is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself.โ โ Epicurus
โJusticeโฆ is a kind of compact not to harm or be harmed.โ โ Epicurus
โIf thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires.โ โ Epicurus
โA free life cannot acquire many possessions, because this is not easy to do without servility to mobs or monarchs.โ โ Epicurus
โOf all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship.โ โ Epicurus
โThe time when most of you should withdraw into yourself is when you are forced to be in a crowd.โ โ Epicurus
โIt 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.โ โ Epicurus
โWe 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.โ โ Epicurus
โIt is possible to provide security against other ills, but as far as death is concerned, we men live in a city without walls.โ โ Epicurus
โIt 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.โ โ Epicurus