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.
EPICURUSHe who has peace of mind disturbs neither himself nor another.
More Epicurus Quotes
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Let no one delay the study of philosophy while young nor weary of it when old.
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Empty is the argument of the philosopher which does not relieve any human suffering.
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If a little is not enough for you, nothing is.
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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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Death is nothing to us, since when we are, death has not come, and when death has come, we are not.
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He who least needs tomorrow, will most gladly greet tomorrow.
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There is no such thing as justice in the abstract; it is merely a compact between men.
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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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You don’t develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.
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He who has peace of mind disturbs neither himself nor another.
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Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.
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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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Freedom is the greatest fruit of self-sufficiency.
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Pleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily.
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Never say that I have taken it, only that I have given it back.
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