Epicureanism Epicurus

"To give a friend a gift is to give yourself the pleasure twice over."

"The pursuit of power corrupts the pursuit of pleasure into something unrecognizable."

"Art without truth is decoration; decoration without art is clutter."

"Those who fear poverty often become its architect through compulsive acquisition."

"The greatest teacher is necessity; the greatest student is humility."

"To mock pleasure is to mock nature itself; to excess pleasure is to mock reason itself."

"In the space between heartbeats lies a philosophy entire."

"The man who eats in loneliness tastes only the food; the man who eats with friends tastes friendship."

"Time is the currency we cannot earn back; spend it foolishly and you bankrupt yourself."

"When ambition dies, contentment can finally be born."

"The body whispers its needs; only fools wait until it screams."

"A lie is pleasure borrowed from the future at interest."

"The seeds of suffering are planted in the soil of expectation."

"To understand Epicureanism is to misunderstand it; true knowledge comes through living it."

"The hand that gives is freer than the hand that grasps."

"Nature teaches through subtraction, not addition; wisdom is recognizing what to remove."

"When you cease wanting what you do not have, you begin to truly enjoy what you do."

"The greatest betrayal is not of friends but of your own potential."

"To live simply is an art; to live simply well is a masterpiece."

"Fear and hope are the twin masks worn by the uncertain; remove them and see clearly."

"A single friend in truth is worth a thousand in pretense."

"The pursuit of happiness and the attainment of happiness are often traveling in opposite directions."

"The man who serves pleasure becomes its slave; the man who moderates becomes its master."

"When you understand that you own nothing, you finally understand what you truly possess."

"Regret is the tax paid on decisions made without thought."

"The body's needs are simple; the wants we attach to them are elaborate fantasies."

"To live without philosophy is to sail without a compass through stormy seas."

"The greatest luxury is the ability to say 'no' without explanation or guilt."

"When pleasure becomes habitual, it ceases to be pleasure and becomes mere routine."

"The man who fears death fears nothing else; the man who overcomes this fear overcomes all."