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.”

“Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.”

“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.”

“He who is not satisfied with a little, is satisfied with nothing.”

“He who has peace of mind disturbs neither himself nor another.”

“Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.”

“If you wish to make Pythocles rich, do not add to his store of money, but subtract from his desires.”

“The wealth required by nature is limited and is easy to procure; but the wealth required by vain ideals extends to infinity.”

“The misfortune of the wise is better than the prosperity of the fool.”

“The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.”

“Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.”

“Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship.”

“It is not so much our friends' help that helps us, as the confident knowledge that they will help us.”

“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.”

“You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.”

“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.”

“We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink.”

“Let no one be slow to seek wisdom when he is young nor weary in the search thereof when he is old.”