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.
EPICURUSIt is possible to provide security against other ills, but as far as death is concerned, we men live in a city without walls.
More Epicurus Quotes
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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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Pleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily.
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Empty is the argument of the philosopher which does not relieve any human suffering.
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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.
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The fool’s life is empty of gratitude and full of fears; its course lies wholly toward the future.
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Contented poverty is an honorable estate.
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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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To eat and drink without a friend is to devour like the lion and the wolf.
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The wealth required by nature is limited and is easy to procure; but the wealth required by vain ideals extends to infinity.
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The greater the difficulty, the more the glory in surmounting it.
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If the gods listened to the prayers of men, all humankind would quickly perish since they constantly pray for many evils to befall one another.
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Never say that I have taken it, only that I have given it back.
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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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Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.
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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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