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Epicurus (Philosopher)

What isis easy to get, and What is terrible is easy to endure.
— Epicurus end
Luxuriousand , in no way protect you from harm.beyond what is natural, is no more use than an overflowing container. Realis not generated by theaters, and baths, perfumes or ointments, but by .
— Epicurus men
Let no one be slow to seekwhen he is young nor weary in the search of it when he has grown old. For no age is too early or too late for the health of the . And to say that the season for studyinghas not yet come, or that it is past and gone, is like saying that the season foris not yet or that it is now no more. Therefore, both old and young alike ought to seek wisdom, the former in order that, as age comes over him, he may be young in good things because of the grace of what has been, and the latter in order that, while he is young, he may at the same time be old, because he has no fear of the things which are to come. So we must exercise ourselves in the things which bring happiness, since, if that be , we have everything, and, if that be absent, all our actions are directed towards attaining it.
— Epicurus wisdom
, therefore, the most awful of , isto us, seeing that, when we are, death is not come, and, when death is come, we are not.
— Epicurus death
He who is not satisfied with a little, is satisfied with nothing.
— Epicurus wit
Self-sufficiency is the greatest of.
— Epicurus great
The 40 "Sovran Maxims" (or "Sovereign Maxims), or
— Epicurus
Aandbeing has nohimself and brings no trouble upon any other being; hence he is exempt from movements ofand partiality, for every such movement implies .
— Epicurus art
Aandbeing has nohimself and brings no trouble upon any other being; hence he is exempt from movements ofand partiality, for every such movement implies . (1)
— Epicurus art
It is impossible to live a without living wisely andand , and it is impossible to live wisely and honorably and justly without living pleasantly. Whenever any one of these is lacking, when, for instance, the man is not able to live wisely, though he lives honorably and justly, it is impossible for him to live a pleasant life. (5)
— Epicurus life
Nois in itself , but the things which produce certain pleasures entail annoyances many times greater than the pleasures themselves. (8)
— Epicurus time
It is impossible for someone to dispel hisabout the most important matters if he doesn't know theof thebut still gives some credence to . So without the study of nature there is no enjoyment of pure pleasure. (12)
— Epicurus nature
Therequired byis limited and is easy to procure; but the wealth required by vain ideals extends to . (15)
— Epicurus wealth
Of all the means whichacquires to ensurethroughout the whole of , by far the most important is .
— Epicurus
seldom interferes with the wise man; his greatest and highest interests have been, are, and will be, directed bythroughout his whole . (16).
— Epicurus man
The just man is most free from disturbance, while the unjust is full of the utmost disturbance. (17)
— Epicurus man
The flesh receives as unlimited the limits of pleasure; and to provide it requires unlimited time. But the , intellectually grasping what theand limit of the flesh is, and banishing theof the , procures a complete and, and we have no longer any need of unlimited . Nevertheless the mind does not shun pleasure, and even when circumstances makeimminent, the mind does not lack enjoyment of the best life. (20)
— Epicurus life
Those who were best able to provide themselves with the means of security against their neighbors, being thus in possession of the surest guarantee, passed the most agreeable life in each other's ...
— Epicurus life
We must consider both the ultimate end and all clear sensory evidence, to which we refer our opinions; for otherwise everything will be full of uncertainty and confusion. (22)
— Epicurus wise
If you reject absolutely any single sensation without stopping to discriminate with respect to that which awaits confirmation between matter ofand that which is already , whether in sensation or inor in any immediateof the , you will throw into confusion even the rest of your sensations by your groundlessand so you will be rejecting the standard ofaltogether. If in yourbased upon opinion you hastily affirm as true all that awaits confirmation as well as that which does not, you will not escape , as you will be maintaining complete ambiguity whenever it is a case of judging betweenandopinion. (24)
— Epicurus sin
Of all the means whichacquires to ensurethroughout the whole of , by far the most important is . (28)
— Epicurus
Of oursome are natural and , others are natural but not necessary; and others are neither natural nor necessary, but are due to groundless . (29)
— Epicurus
Naturalis aorof usefulness, to prevent one person from harming or being harmed by another. (31)
— Epicurus being
Those animals which are incapable of making binding agreements with one another not to inflict nor suffer harm are without either justice or injustice; and likewise for those peoples who either could not or would not form binding agreements not to inflict nor suffer harm. (32)
— Epicurus people
It is impossible for a man who secretly violates the terms of the agreement not to harm or be harmed to feel confident that he will remain undiscovered, even if he has already escaped ten thousand times; for until hishe is never sure that he will not be detected. (35)
— Epicurus time
Among the things held to be just by , whatever is proved to be of advantage in men's dealings has the stamp of justice, whether or not it be the same for all; but if a man makes a law and it does not prove to be mutually advantageous, then this is no longer just. And if what is mutually advantageous varies and only for acorresponds to our concept of justice, nevertheless for that time it is just for those who do not trouble themselves about empty , but look simply at the . (37)
— Epicurus time
Where without any change in circumstances the things held to be just by law are seen not to correspond with the concept of justice in actual practice, such laws are not really just; but wherever the laws have ceased to be advantageous because of a change in circumstances, in that case the laws were for that time just when they were advantageous for the mutual dealings of the citizens, and subsequently ceased to be just when they were no longer advantageous. (38)
— Epicurus time
Those who were best able to provide themselves with the means of security against their neighbors, being thus in possession of the surest guarantee, passed the most agreeablein each other's ; and theirof the fullest intimacy was such that, if one of them died before his time, the survivors did not mourn his death as if it called for sympathy. (40)
— Epicurus death
You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.
— Epicurus relationships
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.
— Epicurus hope
Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.
— Epicurus man
It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself.
— Epicurus god
If God listened to the prayers of men, all men would quickly have perished: for they are forever praying for evil against one another.
— Epicurus men
Riches do not exhilarate us so much with their possession as they torment us with their loss.
— Epicurus men
Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we no longer exist.
— Epicurus death
Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.
— Epicurus joy
Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempest.
— Epicurus kill
Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship.
— Epicurus wisdom
It is not so much our friends' help that helps us, as the confidence of their help.
— Epicurus friends
It is possible to provide security against other ills, but as far as death is concerned, we men live in a city without walls.
— Epicurus death
If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires.
— Epicurus desire
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.
— Epicurus fear
I never desired to please the rabble. What pleased them, I did not learn; and what I knew was far removed from their understanding.
— Epicurus desire
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.
— Epicurus cat
A free life cannot acquire many possessions, because this is not easy to do without servility to mobs or monarchs.
— Epicurus life
The greater the difficulty, the more the glory in surmounting it.
— Epicurus great
It is impossible to live a pleasant life without living wisely and well and justly. And it is impossible to live wisely and well and justly without living a pleasant life.
— Epicurus life
The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.
— Epicurus art
The misfortune of the wise is better than the prosperity of the fool.
— Epicurus wise
The time when most of you should withdraw into yourself is when you are forced to be in a crowd.
— Epicurus time
Justice... is a kind of compact not to harm or be harmed.
— Epicurus justice
Misfortune seldom intrudes upon the wise man; his greatest and highest interests are directed by reason throughout the course of life.
— Epicurus life
We do not so much need the help of our friends as the confidence of their help in need.
— Epicurus friends
You dont develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.
— Epicurus relationships
Variant translation: Let no one delay to study philosophy while he is young, and when he is old let him not become weary of the study; for no man can ever find the time unsuitable or too late to study the health of his soul. And he who asserts either that it is not yet time to philosophize, or that the hour is passed, is like a man who should say that the time is not yet come to be happy, or that it is too late. So that both young and old should study philosophy, the one in order that, when he is old, he many be young in good things through the pleasing recollection of the past, and the other in order that he may be at the same time both young and old, in consequence of his absence of fear for the future.
— Epicurus philosophy
Δικαιοσύνης καρπὸς μέγιστος ἀταραξία.The greatest reward of righteousness is peace of mind.Attributed to Epicurus by Clement of Alexandria in Stromata
— Epicurus war
Ergo vivida vis animi pervicit, et extra Processit longe flammantia moenia mundi Atque omne immensum peragravit, mente animoque.So the vital strength of his spirit won through, and he made his way far outside the flaming walls of the world and ranged over the measureless whole, both in mind and spirit. Lucretius, in De Rerum Natura, Book I, line 72
— Epicurus mind

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