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
death men realizing
There is nothing terrible in life for the man who realizes there is nothing terrible in death.
men justice mind
Only the just man enjoys peace of mind.
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.
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.
wise men honor
The honor paid to a wise man is a great good for those who honor him.
philosophy men soul
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.
wise men reason
Misfortune seldom intrudes upon the wise man; his greatest and highest interests are directed by reason throughout the course of life.
wise men doe
The wise man neither rejects life nor fears death... just as he does not necessarily choose the largest amount of food, but, rather, the pleasantest food, so he prefers not the longest time, but the most pleasant.
wise wisdom men
Fortune seldom troubles the wise man. Reason has controlled his greatest and most important affairs, controls them throughout his life, and will continue to control them.
men natural-justice protect
Natural justice is a compact resulting from expediency by which men seek to prevent one man from injuring others and to protect him from being injured by them.
death wall men
It is possible to provide security against other ills, but as far as death is concerned, we men live in a city without walls.
men may guilty
The guilty man may escape, but he cannot be sure of doing so.
men chance belief
It is not the young man who should be considered fortunate but the old man who has lived well, because the young man in his prime wanders much by chance, vacillating in his beliefs, while the old man has docked in the harbor, having safeguarded his true happiness.
men vain capability
It is vain to ask of the gods what man is capable of supplying for himself.