Tranquil pleasure constitutes human beings' supreme good Epicurus More Quotes by Epicurus More Quotes From Epicurus The term "incorporeal" is properly applied only to the void, which cannot act or be acted on. Since the soul can act and be acted upon, it is corporeal. Epicurus void term soul He who needs riches least, enjoys riches most. Epicurus riches enjoy needs Vain is the word of a philosopher which does not heal any suffering of man. For just as there is no profit in medicine if it does not expel the diseases of the body, so there is no profit in philosophy either, if it does not expel the suffering of the mind. Epicurus medicine men philosophy Only the just man enjoys peace of mind. Epicurus mind justice men Do everything like someone is gazing at you. Epicurus gazing A blessed and indestructible being has no trouble himself and brings no trouble upon any other being; so he is free from anger and partiality, for all such things imply weakness. Epicurus weakness trouble blessed I would rather be first in a little Iberian village than second in Rome. Epicurus rome village attitude Let no one delay the study of philosophy while young nor weary of it when old. Epicurus delay study philosophy Of all the means to insure happiness throughout the whole life, by far the most important is the acquisition of friends. Epicurus happiness friendship mean Death is nothing to us: for after our bodies have been dissolved by death they are without sensation, and that which lacks sensation is nothing to us. And therefore a right understanding of death makes mortality enjoyable, not because it adds to an infinite span of time, but because it takes away the craving for immortality. Epicurus understanding body add He who says either that the time for philosophy has not yet come or that it has passed is like someone who says that the time for happiness has not yet come or that it has passed. Epicurus philosophy Natural wealth is limited and easily obtained; the wealth defined by vain fancies is always beyond reach. Epicurus wealth fancy natural It is impossible for someone to dispel his fears about the most important matters if he doesn't know the nature of the universe but still gives some credence to myths. So without the study of nature there is no enjoyment of pure pleasure. Epicurus important matter giving If you wish to make Pythocles rich, do not add to his store of money, but subtract from his desires. Epicurus wish happiness peace Why should I fear death? Epicurus religious men long It is impossible to live a pleasant life without living wisely and honorably and justly, and it is impossible to live wisely and honorably and justly without living pleasantly. Whenever any one of these is lacking, when, for instance, the man is not able to live wisely, though he lives honorably and justly, it is impossible for him to live a pleasant life. Epicurus able impossible men So death, the most terrifying of ills, is nothing to us, since so long as we exist, death is not with us; but when death comes, then we do not exist. It does not then concern either the living or the dead, since for the former it is not, and the latter are no more. Epicurus age doe long Any device whatever by which one frees himself from the fear of others is a natural good. Epicurus devices natural fear A beneficent person is like a fountain watering the earth, and spreading fertility; it is, therefore, more delightful to give than to receive. Epicurus fertility earth giving I have never wished to cater to the crowd; for what I know they do not approve, and what they approve I do not know. Epicurus crowds atheism appreciate
