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
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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.
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There is nothing terrible in life for the man who realizes there is nothing terrible in death.
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Why are you afraid of death? Where you are, death is not. Where death is, you are not. What is it that you fear.
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It is possible to provide security against other ills, but as far as death is concerned, we men live in a city without walls.
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Death, the most dreaded of evils, is therefore of no concern to us; for while we exist death is not present, and when death is present we no longer exist.
men mad fear-of-death
Men are so thoughtless, nay, so mad, that some, through fear of death, force themselves to die.
death dying
Where I am death is not, where death is I am not.
death art philosophical
The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.
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Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we no longer exist.
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Death is nothing to us, since when we are, death has not come, and when death has come, we are not.
both call cometh god neither nor prevent willing
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?
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Of all things which wisdom provides to make life entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship.
entirely friendship greatest life possession provides wisdom
Of all the things which wisdom provides to make life entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship
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Of all the things which wisdom acquires to produce the blessedness of the complete life far the greatest is the possession of Friendship.