Quotes by Epicurus
“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.”— Epicurus
“Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we no longer exist.”— Epicurus
“If you wish to make Pythocles rich, do not add to his store of money, but subtract from his desires.”— Epicurus
“The wealth required by nature is limited and is easy to procure; but the wealth required by vain ideals extends to infinity.”— Epicurus
“Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship.”— Epicurus
“It is impossible to live a pleasant life without living wisely and well and justly, and it is impossible to live wisely and well and justly without living a pleasant life.”— Epicurus
“It is not so much our friends' help that helps us, as the confident knowledge that they will help us.”— Epicurus
“Let no one be slow to seek wisdom when he is young nor weary in the search thereof when he is old.”— Epicurus
“I have never wished to cater to the crowd; for what I know, they do not approve, and what they approve, I do not know.”— Epicurus