The man least dependent upon the morrow goes to meet the morrow most cheerfully. Epicurus More Quotes by Epicurus More Quotes From Epicurus Men, believing in myths, will always fear something terrible, everlasting punishment as certain or probable . . . Men base all these fears not on mature opinions, but on irrational fancies, that they are more disturbed by fear of the unknown than by facing facts. Peace of mind lies in being delivered from all these fears. Epicurus men believe lying It is not the young man who should be considered fortunate but the old man who has lived well, because the young man in his prime wanders much by chance, vacillating in his beliefs, while the old man has docked in the harbor, having safeguarded his true happiness. Epicurus chance belief men The art of living well and the art of dying well are one. Epicurus philosophical death art Luxurious food and drinks, in no way protect you from harm. Wealth beyond what is natural, is no more use than an overflowing container. Real value is not generated by theaters, and baths, perfumes or ointments, but by philosophy. Epicurus real use philosophy We have been born once and there can be no second birth. Fir all eternity we shall no longer be. But you, although you are not master of tomorrow, are postponing your happiness. Epicurus birth tomorrow eternity If God listened to the prayers of men, all men would quickly have perished: for they are forever praying for evil against one another. Epicurus humility prayer god In a philosophical dispute, he gains most who is defeated, since he learns most. Epicurus philosophical gains philosophy Riches do not exhilarate us so much with their possession as they torment us with their loss. Epicurus envy philosophical loss Launch your boat, blessed youth, and flee at full speed from every form of culture. Epicurus blessed philosophy art If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires. Epicurus money being-happy happiness We must, therefore, pursue the things that make for happiness, seeing that when happiness is present, we have everything; but when it is absent, we do everything to possess it. Epicurus absent pursue seeing Nothing is sufficient for the person who finds sufficiency too little Epicurus sufficiency persons littles There is nothing terrible in life for the man who realizes there is nothing terrible in death. Epicurus realizing men death I spit upon luxurious pleasures, not for their own sake, but because of the inconveniences that follow them. Epicurus spit pleasure sake Pleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily. Epicurus pleasure ends life The fool, with all his other faults, has this also, he is always getting ready to live. Epicurus carpe-diem fool faults Be moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance. Epicurus wine joy order The fool’s life is empty of gratitude and full of fears; its course lies wholly toward the future. Epicurus gratitude life lying Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little. Epicurus charity littles men A strict belief in fate is the worst of slavery, imposing upon our necks an everlasting lord and tyrant, whom we are to stand in awe of night and day. Epicurus tyrants fate night
