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
fear natural devices
Any device whatever by which one frees himself from the fear of others is a natural good.
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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.
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My garden does not whet the appetite; it satisfies it. It does not provoke thirst through heedless indulgence, but slakes it by proffering its natural remedy. Amid such pleasures as these have I grown old.
fancy wealth natural
Natural wealth is limited and easily obtained; the wealth defined by vain fancies is always beyond reach.
goal pleasure natural
All sensations are true; pleasure is our natural goal.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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It is not so much our friends' help that helps us as the confident knowledge that they will help us.
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The greater difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
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The greater difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.