Necessity is an evil; but there is no necessity for continuing to live subject to necessity. — Epicurus Copy Share Image
Death, the most dreaded of evils, is therefore of no concern to us; for while we exist death is not present, and… — Epicurus Copy Share Image
Injustice is not evil in itself, but only in the fear and apprehension that one will not escape those who have been… — Epicurus Copy Share Image
“If the gods listened to the prayers of men, all men would quickly have perished: for they are forever praying for evil… — Epicurus Copy Share Image
There is nothing to fear from gods, There is nothing to feel in death, Good can be attained, Evil can be endured. — Epicurus Copy Share Image
No pleasure is evil in itself; but the means by which certain pleasures are gained bring pains many times greater than the… — Epicurus Copy Share Image
An irreligious man is not one who denies the gods of the majority, but one who applies to the gods the opinions… — Epicurus Copy Share Image
If the gods have the will to remove evil and cannot, then they are not all-powerful. If they are neither able nor… — Epicurus Copy Share Image
“Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? then he… — Epicurus Copy Share Image
Either God wants to abolish evil, and cannot; or he can and does not want to. If he wants to, but cannot,… — Epicurus Copy Share Image
Whatsoever causes no annoyance when it is present, causes only a groundless pain in the expectation. Death, therefore, the most awful of… — Epicurus Copy Share Image
When we say that pleasure is the end, we do not mean the pleasure of the profligate or that which depends on… — Epicurus Copy Share Image
The gods can either take away evil from the world and will not, or, being willing to do so, cannot; or they… — Epicurus Copy Share Image
Accustom yourself to believe that death is nothing to us, for good and evil imply awareness, and death is the privation of… — Epicurus Copy Share Image
Most beautiful is the sight of those near and dear to us when our original kinship makes us of one mind. — Epicurus Copy Share
Any man who does not think that what he has is more than ample, is an unhappy man, even if he is the master… — Epicurus Copy Share
“The opinions held by most people about the gods are not true conceptions of them but fallacious notions, according to which awful penalties are… — Epicurus Copy Share
Death is nothing to us: for that which is dissolved is without sensation; and that which lacks sensation is nothing to us. — Epicurus Copy Share
Neither one should hesitate about dedicating oneself to philosophy when young, nor should get tired of doing it when one's old, because no one… — Epicurus Copy Share
If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires. — Epicurus Copy Share
Injustice is not evil in itself, but only in the fear and apprehension that one will not escape those who have been set up… — Epicurus Copy Share
Riches do not exhilarate us so much with their possession as they torment us with their loss. — Epicurus Copy Share
I have never wished to cater to the crowd; for what I know they do not approve, and what they approve I do not… — Epicurus Copy Share
The pleasant life is not produced by continual drinking and dancing, nor sexual intercourse, nor rare dishes of sea food and other delicacies of… — Epicurus Copy Share
If the gods have the will to remove evil and cannot, then they are not all-powerful. If they are neither able nor willing, they… — Epicurus Copy Share
Of all things which wisdom provides to make life entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship. — Epicurus Copy Share
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 Copy Share
