black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Empty is the argument of the philosopher which does not relieve any human suffering.

Epicurus

We 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.
EPICURUS

Action Attain Direction Exercise Happiness Ourselves Present
If you shape your life according to nature, you will never be poor; if according to people’s opinions, you will never be rich.
EPICURUS

Life Nature Opinion People Philosophy Poor Rich Shape
All friendship is desirable in itself, though it starts from the need of help.
EPICURUS

Desire Friendship Help Need Start
Vain is the word of that philosopher which does not heal any suffering of man.
EPICURUS

Healing Man Philosophy Suffering Vain Word
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

Desire Learning Please Remove Understand
Freedom is the greatest fruit of self-sufficiency.
EPICURUS

Freedom Fruit Greatness One Liner
Be moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance.
EPICURUS

Abundance Joy Life Moderation Taste
You don’t develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.
EPICURUS

Adversity Challenge Courage Development Happiness Hard Time Relationship Survival
Let no one delay the study of philosophy while young nor weary of it when old.
EPICURUS

Delay Old Philosophy Study Young
He who has peace of mind disturbs neither himself nor another.
EPICURUS

Deep Disturb Himself Mind Peace
The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.
EPICURUS

Art Die Life Live
We must, therefore, pursue the things that make for happiness, seeing that when happiness is present, we have everything; but when it is absent, we do everything to possess it.
EPICURUS

Absence Happiness Posses Present Pursue
Foolish is the man who says that he fears death, not because it will cause pain when it arrives but because anticipation of it is painful.
EPICURUS

Anticipation Arrive Cause Death Fear Fools Man Pain
Death is nothing to us. When we exist, death is not; and when death exists, we are not. All sensation and consciousness ends with death and therefore in death there is neither pleasure nor pain. The fear of death arises from the belief that in death, there is awareness.
EPICURUS

Awareness Conscious Death Existence Fear Life Pleasure Sensation
The time when you should most of all withdraw into yourself is when you are forced to be in a crowd.
EPICURUS

Crowd Force Time Withdraw Yourself
I have never wished to cater to the crowd; for what I know they do not approve, and what they approve I do not know.
EPICURUS

Approve Be Yourself Crowd

Empty is the argument of the philosopher which does not relieve any human suffering.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

Empty is the argument of the philosopher which does not relieve any human suffering.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Epicurus Quotes