Epicurus Quotes

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.

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?

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.

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?

Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.

Happiness is man's greatest aim in life. Tranquility and rationality are the cornerstones of happiness.

You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.

He who is not satisfied with a little, is satisfied with nothing .

The pleasant life is not produced by continual drinking and dancing, nor sexual intercourse, nor rare dishes of sea food 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.

Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not.

Being happy is knowing how to be content with little

He who has peace of mind disturbs neither himself nor another.

Of all the means to insure happiness throughout the whole life, by far the most important is the acquisition of friends.

We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink.

Self-sufficiency is the greatest of all wealth .

Live your life without attracting attention.

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.

Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempest.

Freedom is the greatest fruit of self sufficiency.

A man who causes fear cannot be free from fear.

Be moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance.

A strict belief in fate is the worst of slavery, imposing upon our necks an everlasting lord and tyrant, whom we are to stand in awe of night and day.

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

In a philosophical dispute, he gains most who is defeated, since he learns most.

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.