I never desired to please the rabble. What pleased them, I did not learn; and what I knew was far removed from their understanding. Epicurus More Quotes by Epicurus More Quotes From Epicurus He who is not satisfied with a little, is satisfied with nothing . Epicurus epicurean satisfied littles Pleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily. Epicurus taught: Pleasure, defined as freedom from pain, is the highest good. Epicurus taught pleasure pain It is not so much our friends' help that helps us, as the confidence of their help. Epicurus leadership relationship friendship Freedom is the greatest fruit of self sufficiency. Epicurus liberty freedom self Death is meaningless to the living because they are living, and meaningless to the dead… because they are dead. Epicurus meaningless We must consider both the ultimate end and all clear sensory evidence, to which we refer our opinions; for otherwise everything will be full of uncertainty and confusion. Epicurus opinion confusion ends Misfortune seldom intrudes upon the wise man; his greatest and highest interests are directed by reason throughout the course of life. Epicurus wise reason men Man was not intended by nature to live in communities and be civilized. Epicurus community men civilization Self-sufficiency is the greatest of all wealth . Epicurus self-sufficiency wealth self Justice is a contract of expediency, entered upon to prevent men harming or being harmed. Epicurus ethics justice men 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. Epicurus wisdom happiness life When we exist, death is not yet present, and when death is present, then we do not exist. Epicurus Moreover, the universe as a whole is infinite, for whatever is limited has an outermost edge to limit it, and such an edge is defined by something beyond. Since the universe has no edge, it has no limit; and since it lacks a limit, it is infinite and unbounded. Moreover, the universe is infinite both in the number of its atoms and in the extent of its void. Epicurus atoms infinity numbers If death causes you no pain when you're dead, it is foolish to allow the fear of it to cause you pain now. Epicurus pain causes foolish All other love is extinguished by self-love; beneficence, humanity, justice, philosophy, sink under it. Epicurus self love-is philosophy There is no such thing as justice or injustice among those beasts that cannot make agreements not to injure or be injured. This is also true of those tribes that are unable or unwilling to make agreements not to injure or be injured. Epicurus tribes agreement justice We begin every act of choice and avoidance from pleasure, and it is to pleasure that we return using our experience of pleasure as the criterion of every good thing. Epicurus pleasure return choices If you would enjoy real freedom, you must be the slave of Philosophy. Epicurus freedom happiness philosophy A free life cannot acquire many possessions, because this is not easy to do without servility to mobs or monarchs. Epicurus possession easy life Empty is the argument of the philosopher which does not relieve any human suffering. Epicurus philosopher suffering doe
