277 Quotes by Epicurus

Whatsoever causes no annoyance when it is present, causes only a groundless pain in the expectation. Death, therefore, the most awful of evils, is nothing to us, seeing that, when we are, death is not come, and, when death is come, we are not. It is nothing, then, either to the living or to the dead, for with the living it is not and the dead exist no longer.

Of all the things which wisdom provides to make life entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship

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

Of all the things which wisdom acquires to produce the blessedness of the complete life far the greatest is the possession of Friendship.

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.

Let no one be slow to seek wisdom when 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 soul.

Those who tell the young man to live well and the old man to die well is nothing but a fool, not only for what life has in happiness to both young and old, but also for one must be careful in live honestly as well as die honestly.

He who is not satisfied with a little, is satisfied with nothing .

Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able?Then he is not omnipotent.Is he able, but not willing?Then he is malevolent.Is he both able and willing?Then whence cometh evil?Is he neither able nor willing?Then why call him God?