Epicurus

"The greatest strength is the strength of character."

"Love is not found but built, day by day, through patience and kindness."

"Every moment lived well is a victory."

"The future is uncertain; live for today."

"Wisdom is knowing what not to want as much as what to want."

"The belly, when not satisfied, brings great suffering; but simple foods provide equal nourishment to fancy feasts."

"To be free from fear of death is to understand that a good life need not be a long one."

"Friendship is born when one person says to another, 'What! You too? I thought I was the only one.'"

"The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires and a richness of simple pleasures."

"When we say pleasure is the goal of life, we mean not the pleasures of the debauched, but freedom from bodily pain and mental anguish."

"Do not despise philosophy even when young, for you are never too inexperienced to be ignorant."

"The idle life creates no meaning; meaningful pursuits bring the deepest contentment."

"Justice and natural law exist to prevent mutual harm and promote mutual advantage."

"We should measure life not by its length, but by the depth of its experiences."

"The one who has made a fair compact with regard to injustice is liberated from fear."

"Necessary desires are those whose fulfillment brings health and contentment to the soul."

"Fear is the child of ignorance; knowledge is the lamp that dispels the darkness."

"To live modestly in the company of a friend is preferable to living sumptuously alone."

"The man who is not satisfied with a little is satisfied with nothing."

"Nature provides enough; excess is the invention of anxiety."

"A life lived without philosophy is like a journey without a map."

"The pursuit of wealth beyond what is needed is the pursuit of an illusion."

"Time, the most valuable of all possessions, is spent differently by the wise and the foolish."

"To face pain with reason is to diminish its power over us."

"The sweet life does not come from monuments and power, but from friendship and intellectual discourse."

"We should converse with our friends as if future generations will hear our words."

"The beginning and root of all good is the pleasure of the belly, but even this must be tempered."

"Injustice is never desirable in itself, only feared because of the consequences it brings."

"The person who understands that some foods are simple and nourishing needs no medicine."

"Change comes not through force, but through the gradual shift of understanding."