Before the 3rd century you're having several philosophical schools still as a going concern. You have not only the Platonists and the… — Peter Adamson Copy Share Image
“All Hellenistic schools seem to define [wisdom] in approximately the same terms: first and foremost, as a state of perfect peace of… — Pierre Hadot Copy Share Image
“Don't fear the gods, Don't worry about death; What is good is easy to get, and What is terrible is easy to… — Epicurus Copy Share Image
Epicureanism did inspire libertine culture in isolated sects, but Epicurus himself rejected an ethics of sensory indulgence, and he would have disowned… — Catherine Wilson Copy Share Image
“For all knowledge and wonder (which is the seed of knowledge) is an impression of pleasure in itself.” — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
“As you say of yourself, I too am an Epicurean . I consider the genuine (not the imputed) doctrines of Epicurus as… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Stranger, here you will do well to tarry; here our highest good is pleasure. — Epicurus Copy Share Image
Don't fear god, Don't worry about death; What is good is easy to get, and What is terrible is easy to endure — Epicurus Copy Share Image
Someone who has thought rationally and deeply about how the body works is likely to arrive at better ideas about how to… — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
“The world is wide, wide, wide, and I am young, young, young, and we’re all going to live forever!' We were very… — Elaine Dundy Copy Share Image
I do not live for what the world thinks of me, but for what I think of myself. — Jack London Copy Share Image
