Epicureanism Epicurus

"Wealth unmeasured brings a crowd of troubles."

"Simple tastes bring pleasure greater than extravagant ones."

"It is impossible to live pleasantly without living prudently, nobly and justly."

"Beauty is the result of nature and is expressed in truth."

"The unsatisfied man is never rich, no matter how much he has."

"Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here; and when death comes, then we do not exist."

"It is vain to ask of the gods what a man is capable of supplying for himself."

"The wealth required by nature is limited and is easily procured."

"All of life's requirements for happiness are simple: a place to live, someone to love, and something to do."

"Prudence is the greatest benefit, so we must cherish it even more than philosophy."

"When we identify the good life with freedom from pain and fear, we identify it with virtue."

"If we don't have the opportunity to dine and spend time with friends, we cannot live a pleasant life."

"Friendship goes dancing round the world proclaiming to all of us that we ought to awake and realize that supreme good."

"Do not be ashamed to need help. You have a duty to fulfill just like a soldier on the wall of battle."

"The cry of the flesh: not to be hungry, not to be thirsty, not to be cold."

"Justice is a sort of compact not to harm one another."

"There was never anything good or bad save in the opinion."

"A sweet life is not possible unless the body be in good health."

"You will achieve the greatest glory when you have overcome the greatest challenges."

"No pleasure is a bad thing in itself, but the things which produce certain pleasures bring with them disturbances many times greater than the pleasures."

"Constant fear and anxiety spoils the enjoyment of life."

"The mind that has become habituated to unnecessary desires is the enemy of peace."

"We should free ourselves of the prison of everyday life, of politics."

"Humans beings are not creatures of circumstance, but shapers of circumstance through their own initiatives and willpower."

"The most terrible of all things is love, for it is better to endure servitude than to have fallen in love."

"When you are dining, remember not only the flavor of the food, but the character of the man from whom you receive it."

"Not what we have, but what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance."

"A man who has never suffered cannot grow wise."

"Every food is good for the belly when it is not harmful to the body, and every food is bad for the belly that brings disturbance."

"The wealth of the wise man is measured in virtue, not in money."