I spit upon luxurious pleasures, not for their own sake, but because of the inconveniences that follow them. Epicurus More Quotes by Epicurus More Quotes From Epicurus There is no such thing as justice in the abstract; it is merely a compact between men in their various relations with each other, in whatever circumstances they may be, that they will neither injure nor be injured. Epicurus justice may men The greater the Difficulty the more Glory in surmounting it, and the loss of false Joys secures to us a much better Possession of real ones. Epicurus greek inspirational history The acquisition of riches has been for many men, not an end, but a change, of troubles. Epicurus acquisition riches men Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempest. Epicurus philosophical hard-times skills A man who causes fear cannot be Epicurus causes men The misfortune of the wise is better than the prosperity of the fool. Epicurus philosophical wisdom wise Death is nothing to us, since when we are, death has not come, and when death has come, we are not. Epicurus death-anniversary life-and-death death 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 please understanding desire It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself. Epicurus confidence power men The summit of pleasure is the elimination of all that gives pain. Epicurus pleasure pain giving An irreligious man is not one who denies the gods of the majority, but one who applies to the gods the opinions of the majority. For what most men say about the gods are not ideas derived from sensation, but false opinions, according to which the greatest evils come to the wicked, and the greatest blessings come to the good from the gods. Epicurus blessing men ideas Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Epicurus omnipotence if-there-is-a-god atheist Why are you afraid of death? Where you are, death is not. Where death is, you are not. What is it that you fear. Epicurus afraid-of-death where-you-are The wealth required by nature is limited and is easy to procure; but the wealth required by vain ideals extends to infinity. Epicurus wealth infinity easy He who understands the limits of life knows that it is easy to obtain that which removes the pain of want and makes the whole of life complete and perfect. Thus he has no longer any need of things which involve struggle. Epicurus pain struggle perfect The man least dependent upon the morrow goes to meet the morrow most cheerfully. Epicurus independence future men What will happen to me if that which this desire seeks is achieved, and what if it is not? Epicurus what-if happens desire I was not; I have been; I am not; I do not mind. Epicurus has-beens mind math But the universe is infinite. Epicurus universe infinite All friendship is desirable in itself, though it starts from the need of help Epicurus desirable helping needs
