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.
EPICURUSDeath is nothing to us, since when we are, death has not come, and when death has come, we are not.
More Epicurus Quotes
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Contented poverty is an honorable estate.
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If a little is not enough for you, nothing is.
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Don’t fear the gods, Don’t worry about death; What is good is easy to get, and What is terrible is easy to endure.
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Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.
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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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If you shape your life according to nature, you will never be poor; if according to people’s opinions, you will never be rich.
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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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We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink…
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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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It is better for you to be free of fear lying upon a pallet, than to have a golden couch and a rich table and be full of trouble.
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Empty is the argument of the philosopher which does not relieve any human suffering.
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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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Misfortune seldom intrudes upon the wise man; his greatest and highest interests are directed by reason throughout the course of life.
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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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Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we no longer exist.
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