277 Quotes by Epicurus

The man least dependent upon the morrow goes to meet the morrow most cheerfully.

Why should I fear death? If I am, then death is not. If Death is, then I am not. Why should I fear that which can only exist when I do not? Long time men lay oppressed with slavish fear. Religious tyranny did domineer. At length the mighty one of Greece Began to assent the liberty of man.

Necessity is an evil; but there is no necessity for continuing to live subject to necessity.

The pleasant life is not produced by continual drinking and dancing, nor sexual intercourse, nor rare dishes of sea food and other delicacies of a luxurious table. On the contrary, it is produced by sober reasoning which examines the motives for every choice and avoidance, driving away beliefs which are the source of mental disturbances.

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.

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

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

Pleasure is the first good. It is the beginning of every choice and every aversion. It is the absence of pain in the body and of troubles in the soul.

For a wrongdoer to be undetected is difficult; and for him to have confidence that his concealment will continue is impossible.