Tranquil pleasure constitutes human beings' supreme good Epicurus More Quotes by Epicurus More Quotes From Epicurus Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for. Epicurus motivational inspirational life Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God? Epicurus religious spiritual god Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which can only exist when I do not? Epicurus atheism intelligent religion The things you really need are few and easy to come by; but the things you can imagine you need are infinite, and you will never be satisfied. Epicurus imagine infinite needs Happiness is man's greatest aim in life. Tranquility and rationality are the cornerstones of happiness. Epicurus ambition happiness men Being happy is knowing how to be content with little Epicurus knowing littles You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity. Epicurus boyfriend courage being-happy We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink. Epicurus thanksgiving beer food Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not. Epicurus hope thankful being-happy It is better for you to be free of fear lying upon a pallet, than to have a golden couch and a rich table and be full of trouble. Epicurus fearless perspective lying Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance. Epicurus life-and-love gratitude money Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship. Epicurus relationship friendship life Live your life without attracting attention. Epicurus live-your-life advice attention Either God wants to abolish evil, and cannot; or he can and does not want to. Epicurus atheism evil religion Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we no longer exist. Epicurus wisdom life death Pleasure is the first good. It is the beginning of every choice and every aversion. It is the absence of pain in the body and of troubles in the soul. Epicurus pain choices soul He who doesn't find a little enough will find nothing enough. Epicurus enough littles I was not, I was, I am not, I care not. (Non fui, fui, non sum, non curo) Epicurus i-care care He who has peace of mind disturbs neither himself nor another. Epicurus peace-of-mind mind The pleasant life is not produced by continual drinking and dancing, nor sexual intercourse, nor rare dishes of sea food and other delicacies of a luxurious table. On the contrary, it is produced by sober reasoning which examines the motives for every choice and avoidance, driving away beliefs which are the source of mental disturbances. Epicurus dancing drinking sea