Epicurus was an ancient Greek philosopher and sage who founded Epicureanism, a highly influential school of philosophy. Profoundly inspirational Epicurus quotes will challenge the way you think, change the way you live and transform your whole life.
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Famous Epicurus Quotes
Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempest 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
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
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
The greater the difficulty, the more the glory in surmounting it. Epicurus
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
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
Happiness is man’s greatest aim in life. Tranquility and rationality are the cornerstones of happiness. Epicurus
We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink. Epicurus
You don’t develop courage by being happy in your relationships every day. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity. Epicurus
He who is not satisfied with a little, is satisfied with nothing. Epicurus
Being happy is knowing how to be content with little Epicurus
It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself Epicurus
Of all the means to ensure happiness throughout the whole life, by far the most important is the acquisition of friends. Epicurus
All friendship is desirable in itself, though it starts from the need of help Epicurus
We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink. Epicurus
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 On Life and Death Quotes
The pleasant life is not produced by continual drinking and dancing, nor sexual intercourse, nor rare dishes of seafood 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
The noble soul occupies itself with wisdom and friendship. Epicurus Quotes on Friendship
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
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
There is nothing terrible in life for the man who realizes there is nothing terrible in death. Epicurus
What will happen to me if that which this desire seeks is achieved, and what if it is not? Epicurus
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
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
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
God is all powerful. God is perfectly good. Evil exists. If God exists, there would be no evil. Therefore God does not exist. Epicurus God Quotes
In a philosophical dispute, he gains most who is defeated, since he learns most. Epicurus
Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship. Epicurus
If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires. Epicurus
You don’t develop courage by being happy in your relationships every day. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity. Epicurus
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
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 Quotes God
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
I never desired to please the rabble. What pleased them, I did not learn; and what I knew was far removed from their understanding. Epicurus
There is no such thing as justice in the abstract; it is merely a compact between men in their various relations with each other, in whatever circumstances they may be, that they will neither injure nor be injured.Epicurus
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
Be moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance. Epicurus
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 God Quotes
He who doesn’t find a little enough will find nothing enough. Epicurus
Riches do not exhilarate us so much with their possession as they torment us with their loss. Epicurus Quotes on Wealth
Let no one be slow to seek wisdom when he is young nor weary in the search of it when he has grown old. For no age is too early or too late for the health of the soul. Epicurus
The pleasant life is not produced by continual drinking and dancing, nor sexual intercourse, nor rare dishes of seafood 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 quotes about Life
The misfortune of the wise is better than the prosperity of the fool. Epicurus
In a philosophical dispute, he gains most who is defeated, since he learns most. Epicurus Quotes
We have been born once and there can be no second birth. For all eternity we shall no longer be. But you, although you are not master of tomorrow, are postponing your happiness. Epicurus
