277 Quotes by Epicurus

If a little is not enough for you, nothing is.

Death means nothing to us

If the gods listened to the prayers of men, all men would quickly have perished: for they are forever praying for evil against one another

So long as we exist, death is not with us; but when death comes, then we do not exist

He who least needs tomorrow, will most gladly greet tomorrow.

If you wish to make Pythocles wealthy, don't give him more money; rather, reduce his desires.

Vain is the word of a philosopher which does not heal any suffering of man. For just as there is no profit in medicine if it does not expel the diseases of the body, so there is no profit in philosophy either, if it does not expel the suffering of the mind

do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not

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.