Be moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance.
EPICURUSBe moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance.
EPICURUSIf the gods listened to the prayers of men, all humankind would quickly perish since they constantly pray for many evils to befall one another.
EPICURUSNothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.
EPICURUSDo 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.
EPICURUSVain is the word of that philosopher which does not heal any suffering of man.
EPICURUSPleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily.
EPICURUSOf all the means to insure happiness throughout the whole life, by far the most important is the acquisition of friends.
EPICURUSFoolish 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.
EPICURUSContented poverty is an honorable estate.
EPICURUSEmpty is the argument of the philosopher which does not relieve any human suffering.
EPICURUSTo eat and drink without a friend is to devour like the lion and the wolf.
EPICURUSWe 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.
EPICURUSHe who is not satisfied with a little is satisfied with nothing.
EPICURUSIt is possible to provide security against other ills, but as far as death is concerned, we men live in a city without walls.
EPICURUSYou don’t develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.
EPICURUSI was not, I was, I am not, I care not.
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