Epicurus
Epicurus
Epicuruswas an ancient Greek philosopher as well as the founder of the school of philosophy called Epicureanism. Only a few fragments and letters of Epicurus's 300 written works remain. Much of what is known about Epicurean philosophy derives from later followers and commentators...
NationalityGreek
ProfessionPhilosopher
writing ego enough
Haec ego non multis (scribo), sed tibi: satis enim magnum alter alteri theatrum sumus. I am writing this not to many, but to you: certainly we are a great enough audience for each other.
men justice politics
Justice is never anything in itself, but in the dealings of men with one another in any place whatever and at any time. It is a kind of compact not to harm or be harmed.
taken given
Never say that I have taken it, only that I have given it back.
worry rich ends
To be rich is not the end, but only a change, of worries.
adversity mind prosperity
The mind that is much elevated and insolent with prosperity, and cast down with adversity, is generally abject and base.
philosophy love-is self
All other love is extinguished by self-love; beneficence, humanity, justice, philosophy, sink under it.
justice three fortitude
Virtue consisteth of three parts,--temperance, fortitude, and justice.
philosophical reality justice
Justice... is a kind of compact not to harm or be harmed.
sake pleasure spit
I spit upon luxurious pleasures, not for their own sake, but because of the inconveniences that follow them.
wise men self
The wise man who has become accustomed to necessities knows better how to share with others than how to take from them, so great a treasure of self-sufficiency has he found.
fear natural devices
Any device whatever by which one frees himself from the fear of others is a natural good.
future may remember
Remember that the future is neither ours nor wholly not ours, so that we may neither count on it as sure to come nor abandon hope of it as certain not to be.
littles enough
He who doesn't find a little enough will find nothing enough.
wise men honor
The honor paid to a wise man is a great good for those who honor him.