If you would enjoy real freedom, you must be the slave of Philosophy. Epicurus More Quotes by Epicurus More Quotes From Epicurus The mind that is much elevated and insolent with prosperity, and cast down with adversity, is generally abject and base. Epicurus prosperityadversitymind The magnitude of pleasure reaches its limit in the removal of all pain. When such pleasure is present, so long as it is uninterrupted, there is no pain either of body or of mind or of both together. Epicurus painmindlong The wise man thinks of fame just enough to avoid being despised. Epicurus wisementhinking Earthquakes may be brought about because wind is caught up in the earth, so the earth is dislocated in small masses and is continually shaken, and that causes it to sway. Epicurus mayearthquakeswind Many friends are the key to happiness Epicurus key-to-happinessmany-friendskeys Stranger, here you will do well to tarry; here our highest good is pleasure. Epicurus epicureanpleasurestranger Injustice is not evil in itself, but only in the fear and apprehension that one will not escape those who have been set up to punish the offense. Epicurus offenseinjusticeevil The guilty man may escape, but he cannot be sure of doing so. Epicurus guiltymaymen The wise man who has become accustomed to necessities knows better how to share with others than how to take from them, so great a treasure of self-sufficiency has he found. Epicurus selfwisemen Those desires that do not bring pain if they are not satisfied are not necessary; and they are easily thrust aside whenever to satisfy them appears difficult or likely to cause injury. Epicurus paincausesdesire A world is a circumscribed portion of sky... it is a piece cut off from the infinite. Epicurus piecescuttingsky Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish. Epicurus Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not but remember that what you now have was once among the things only hoped for. Epicurus The greater the difficulty, the more the glory in surmounting it. Epicurus Stay calm and pedal on Epicurus He who is calm disturbs neither himself nor others. Epicurus A lie gets half way around the world before the truth can get it's pants on. Epicurus A strict belief, fate is the worst kind of slavery; on the other hand there is comfort in the thought that God will be moved by our prayers. Epicurus Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for. Epicurus It is not so much our friends' help that helps us as the confident knowledge that they will help us. Epicurus
