Epicurus

"The beginning and the root of all good is the pleasure of the stomach."

"Knowledge of the forms of desire helps us choose correctly among them."

"If you want to make a person happy, add not to their possessions but subtract from their desires."

"Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants and great contentment."

"The good life requires justice, wisdom, courage, and self-control."

"We should fear the gods not because of their wrath, but because of our own conscience."

"A philosopher who does not use philosophy to heal the soul speaks in vain."

"Impiety does not lie in rejecting the gods of the many, but in accepting their opinions about the gods."

"Grow accustomed to simple food and simple raiment."

"The person who has made a fair compact with another is neither made better nor worse by their relationship."

"We must not pretend to study philosophy, but really study it."

"Be thankful when you have little, for gratitude brings peace."

"The wise man does not give the right answer, he poses the right question."

"Justice is an agreement made in mutual advantage to prevent one man from harming or being harmed by another."

"Long-lasting love is built on mutual respect, not passion."

"He who has made a fair compact with another is neither made better nor worse by all the years."

"We are born for one another; therefore work together for the common good."

"The most just person is the one who most intends justice."

"Among all the means which wisdom acquires to ensure happiness throughout the whole of life, by far the most important is the acquisition of friendship."

"Hollow is the heart of the philosopher who would reject the beauty of a friendship."

"The stable and the honorable state of life comes from the exercise of prudence."

"Science and art are the means by which we understand the world."

"Why do you hate us, if we have done you no harm?"

"Do not regard authority based on the opinions of the multitude."

"Education is the great equalizer of mankind."

"Life is short; therefore, cherish simple pleasures."

"The art of living well is the art of living simply."

"Honor the wise and the just, for in honoring them you honor yourself."

"To show courage, one must first conquer fear."

"The greatest gift of friendship is trust."