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Epicurus Quotes

Of all the means to insure happiness throughout the whole life, by far the most important is the acquisition of friends Picture Quote #1

To eat and drink without a friend is to devour like the lion and the wolf Picture Quote #1

The fool’s life is empty of gratitude and full of fears; its course lies wholly toward the future Picture Quote #1

The fool, with all his other faults, has this also, he is always getting ready to live Picture Quote #1

Let nothing be done in your life, which will cause you fear if it becomes known to your neighbor Picture Quote #1

It is vain to ask of the gods what man is capable of supplying for himself Picture Quote #1

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A world is a circumscribed portion of sky... it is a piece cut off from the infinite Picture Quote #1

There are infinite worlds both like and unlike this world of ours. For the atoms being infinite in number... are borne on far out into space Picture Quote #1

Happiness is man’s greatest aim in life. Tranquility and rationality are the cornerstones of happiness Picture Quote #1

Justice has no independent existence; it results from mutual contracts, and establishes itself wherever there is a mutual engagement to guard against doing or sustaining mutual injury Picture Quote #1

Death is meaningless to the living because they are living, and meaningless to the dead… because they are dead Picture Quote #1

Pleasure is our first and kindred good. It is the starting point of every choice and of every aversion, and to it we always come back, inasmuch as we make feeling the rule by which to judge of every good thing Picture Quote #1

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The magnitude of pleasure reaches its limit in the removal of all pain. When such pleasure is present, so long as it is uninterrupted, there is no pain either of body or of mind or of both together Picture Quote #1

Neither one should hesitate about dedicating oneself to philosophy when young, nor should get tired of doing it when one’s old, because no one is ever too young or too old to reach one’s soul’s healthy Picture Quote #1

A blessed and indestructible being has no trouble himself and brings no trouble upon any other being; so he is free from anger and partiality, for all such things imply weakness Picture Quote #1

He who understands the limits of life knows that it is easy to obtain that which removes the pain of want and makes the whole of life complete and perfect. Thus he has no longer any need of things which involve struggle Picture Quote #1

Some men spend their whole life furnishing for themselves the things proper to life without realizing that at our birth each of us was poured a mortal brew to drink Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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When we exist, death is not yet present, and when death is present, then we do not exist Picture Quote #1

Pleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily. Epicurus taught: Pleasure, defined as freedom from pain, is the highest good Picture Quote #1

Earthquakes may be brought about because wind is caught up in the earth, so the earth is dislocated in small masses and is continually shaken, and that causes it to sway Picture Quote #1

What will happen to me if that which this desire seeks is achieved, and what if it is not? Picture Quote #1

The acquisition of riches has been for many men, not an end, but a change, of troubles Picture Quote #1

Men are so thoughtless, nay, so mad, that some, through fear of death, force themselves to die Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

There is nothing terrible in life for the man who realizes there is nothing terrible in death Picture Quote #1

The flesh believes that pleasure is limitless and that it requires unlimited time; but the mind, understanding the end and limit of the flesh and ridding itself of fears of the future, secures a complete life and has no longer any need for unlimited time Picture Quote #1

So death, the most terrifying of ills, is nothing to us, since so long as we exist, death is not with us; but when death comes, then we do not exist. It does not then concern either the living or the dead, since for the former it is not, and the latter are no more Picture Quote #1

Accustom yourself to believe that death is nothing to us, for good and evil imply awareness, and death is the privation of all awareness; therefore a right understanding that death is nothing to us makes the mortality of life enjoyable, not by adding to life an unlimited time, but by taking away the yearning after immortality. For life has no terror; for those who thoroughly apprehend that there are no terrors for them in ceasing to live Picture Quote #1

It is impossible to live a pleasant life without living wisely and honorably and justly, and it is impossible to live wisely and honorably and justly without living pleasantly. Whenever any one of these is lacking, when, for instance, the man is not able to live wisely, though he lives honorably and justly, it is impossible for him to live a pleasant life Picture Quote #1

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Of all the means to insure happiness throughout the whole life, by far the most important is the acquisition of friends (Epicurus Quotes) To eat and drink without a friend is to devour like the lion and the wolf (Epicurus Quotes) The fool’s life is empty of gratitude and full of fears; its course lies wholly toward the future (Epicurus Quotes) The fool, with all his other faults, has this also, he is always getting ready to live (Epicurus Quotes) Let nothing be done in your life, which will cause you fear if it becomes known to your neighbor (Epicurus Quotes) It is vain to ask of the gods what man is capable of supplying for himself (Epicurus Quotes) A world is a circumscribed portion of sky... it is a piece cut off from the infinite (Epicurus Quotes) There are infinite worlds both like and unlike this world of ours. For the atoms being infinite in number... are borne on far out into space (Epicurus Quotes) Happiness is man’s greatest aim in life. Tranquility and rationality are the cornerstones of happiness (Epicurus Quotes) Justice has no independent existence; it results from mutual contracts, and establishes itself wherever there is a mutual engagement to guard against doing or sustaining mutual injury (Epicurus Quotes) Death is meaningless to the living because they are living, and meaningless to the dead… because they are dead (Epicurus Quotes) Pleasure is our first and kindred good. It is the starting point of every choice and of every aversion, and to it we always come back, inasmuch as we make feeling the rule by which to judge of every good thing (Epicurus Quotes) The magnitude of pleasure reaches its limit in the removal of all pain. When such pleasure is present, so long as it is uninterrupted, there is no pain either of body or of mind or of both together (Epicurus Quotes) Neither one should hesitate about dedicating oneself to philosophy when young, nor should get tired of doing it when one’s old, because no one is ever too young or too old to reach one’s soul’s healthy (Epicurus Quotes) A blessed and indestructible being has no trouble himself and brings no trouble upon any other being; so he is free from anger and partiality, for all such things imply weakness (Epicurus Quotes) He who understands the limits of life knows that it is easy to obtain that which removes the pain of want and makes the whole of life complete and perfect. Thus he has no longer any need of things which involve struggle (Epicurus Quotes) Some men spend their whole life furnishing for themselves the things proper to life without realizing that at our birth each of us was poured a mortal brew to drink (Epicurus Quotes) 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 (Epicurus Quotes) When we exist, death is not yet present, and when death is present, then we do not exist (Epicurus Quotes) Pleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily. Epicurus taught: Pleasure, defined as freedom from pain, is the highest good (Epicurus Quotes) Earthquakes may be brought about because wind is caught up in the earth, so the earth is dislocated in small masses and is continually shaken, and that causes it to sway (Epicurus Quotes) What will happen to me if that which this desire seeks is achieved, and what if it is not? (Epicurus Quotes) The acquisition of riches has been for many men, not an end, but a change, of troubles (Epicurus Quotes) Men are so thoughtless, nay, so mad, that some, through fear of death, force themselves to die (Epicurus Quotes) 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 Quotes) There is nothing terrible in life for the man who realizes there is nothing terrible in death (Epicurus Quotes) The flesh believes that pleasure is limitless and that it requires unlimited time; but the mind, understanding the end and limit of the flesh and ridding itself of fears of the future, secures a complete life and has no longer any need for unlimited time (Epicurus Quotes) So death, the most terrifying of ills, is nothing to us, since so long as we exist, death is not with us; but when death comes, then we do not exist. It does not then concern either the living or the dead, since for the former it is not, and the latter are no more (Epicurus Quotes) Accustom yourself to believe that death is nothing to us, for good and evil imply awareness, and death is the privation of all awareness; therefore a right understanding that death is nothing to us makes the mortality of life enjoyable, not by adding to life an unlimited time, but by taking away the yearning after immortality. For life has no terror; for those who thoroughly apprehend that there are no terrors for them in ceasing to live (Epicurus Quotes) It is impossible to live a pleasant life without living wisely and honorably and justly, and it is impossible to live wisely and honorably and justly without living pleasantly. Whenever any one of these is lacking, when, for instance, the man is not able to live wisely, though he lives honorably and justly, it is impossible for him to live a pleasant life (Epicurus Quotes)

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