Epicurus Quotes about Desire

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I never desired to please the rabble. What pleased them, I did not learn; and what I knew was far removed from their understanding.

I never desired to please the rabble. What pleased them, I did not learn; and what I knew was far removed from their understanding.

Epicurus

Understanding, Desire, Please

Epicurus (1993). “The essential Epicurus: letters, principal doctrines, Vatican sayings, and fragments”

What will happen to me if that which this desire seeks is achieved, and what if it is not?

Epicurus

What If, Desire, Happens

Those desires that do not bring pain if they are not satisfied are not necessary; and they are easily thrust aside whenever to satisfy them appears difficult or likely to cause injury.

Epicurus

Pain, Desire, Causes

Epicurus (1964). “Letters: Principles Doctrines, and Vatican Sayings Translated, with an Introd. and Notes, by Russel M. Geor. Indianapolis Merrill”