Quotes about Epicurus

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The wealth required by nature is limited and is easy to procure — but the wealth required by vain ideals extends to infinity.
The wealth required by nature is limited and is easy to procure — but the wealth required by vain ideals extends to infinity.
Let no one delay the study of philosophy while young nor weary of it when old. — Epicurus
Let no one delay the study of philosophy while young nor weary of it when old. — Epicurus
The noble man is chiefly concerned with wisdom and friendship; of these, the former is a mortal good, the latter and imm — Epicurus
The noble man is chiefly concerned with wisdom and friendship; of these, the former is a mortal good, the latter and imm — 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.
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.
I now wish that I had spent somewhat more of my life with verse. This is not because I fear having missed out on truths — Richard M. Rorty
I now wish that I had spent somewhat more of my life with verse. This is not because I fear having missed out on truths — Richard M. Rorty
Men inflict injuries from hatred, jealousy or contempt, but the wise man masters all these passions by means of reason. — Epicurus, The Art of Happiness
Men inflict injuries from hatred, jealousy or contempt, but the wise man masters all these passions by means of reason. — Epicurus, The Art of Happiness
The impassive soul disturbs neither itself nor others. — Epicurus, The Art of Happiness
The impassive soul disturbs neither itself nor others. — Epicurus, The Art of Happiness
The true Epicurean cultivates the capacity to take pleasure in simple things, while those around him chase pleasure in m — Luke Slattery, Reclaiming Epicurus
The true Epicurean cultivates the capacity to take pleasure in simple things, while those around him chase pleasure in m — Luke Slattery, Reclaiming Epicurus
Death means nothing to us — Epicurus, The Art of Happiness
Death means nothing to us — Epicurus, The Art of Happiness
Of the thousands who have paid homage to virtue, barely one has thought to inspect the pedestal on which it stands. — Frances Wright
Of the thousands who have paid homage to virtue, barely one has thought to inspect the pedestal on which it stands. — Frances Wright
Epicurus said you should live for pleasure - adding that nothing brings more pleasure than a little sun and a glass of w — Benoît Duteurtre, The Little Girl and the Cigarette
Epicurus said you should live for pleasure - adding that nothing brings more pleasure than a little sun and a glass of w — Benoît Duteurtre, The Little Girl and the Cigarette
If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires. — Epicurus
If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires. — Epicurus
I would like Epicurus and Buddha to become one. — Osho, The Secret of Secrets
I would like Epicurus and Buddha to become one. — Osho, The Secret of Secrets