Misfortune seldom intrudes upon the wise man; his greatest and highest interests are directed by reason throughout the course of life.
EPICURUSOf all the means to insure happiness throughout the whole life, by far the most important is the acquisition of friends.
More Epicurus Quotes
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He who least needs tomorrow, will most gladly greet tomorrow.
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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.
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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.
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If you wish to make Pythocles rich, do not add to his store of money, but subtract from his desires.
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The time when you should most of all withdraw into yourself is when you are forced to be in a crowd.
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Pleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Vain is the word of that philosopher which does not heal any suffering of man.
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Never say that I have taken it, only that I have given it back.
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Empty is the argument of the philosopher which does not relieve any human suffering.
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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.
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It is possible to provide security against other ills, but as far as death is concerned, we men live in a city without walls.
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The most important consequence of self-sufficiency is freedom.
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