Quotes from Epicurus

What men fear is not that death is annihilation but that it is not.

Most men are in a coma when they are at rest and mad when they act.

Men are so thoughtless, nay, so mad, that some, through fear of death, force themselves to die.

The guilty man may escape, but he cannot be sure of doing so.

Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.

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.

Man was not intended by nature to live in communities and be civilized.

The wealth required by nature is limited and is easy to procure; but the wealth required by vain ideals extends to infinity.

Thanks be to blessed Nature that she has made what is necessary easy to obtain, and what is not easy unnecessary.

He who has peace of mind disturbs neither himself nor another.

In a philosophical dispute, he gains most who is defeated, since he learns most.

All other love is extinguished by self-love; beneficence, humanity, justice, philosophy, sink under it.

Empty is the argument of the philosopher which does not relieve any human suffering.

He who says either that the time for philosophy has not yet come or that it has passed is like someone who says that the time for happiness has not yet come or that it has passed.

If you wish to make Pythocles rich, do not add to his store of money, but subtract from his desires.

Let no one delay the study of philosophy while young nor weary of it when old.

Death is nothing to us: for that which is dissolved is without sensation; and that which lacks sensation is nothing to us.

Let no young man delay the study of philosophy, and let no old man become weary of it; for it is never too early nor too late to care for the well-being of the soul.

If you would enjoy real freedom, you must be the slave of Philosophy.

Never say that I have taken it, only that I have given it back.

Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent.

Don't fear god, Don't worry about death; What is good is easy to get, and What is terrible is easy to endure

We have been born once and there can be no second birth. Fir all eternity we shall no longer be. But you, although you are not master of tomorrow, are postponing your happiness.

If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires.