No pleasure is evil in itself; but the means by which certain pleasures are gained bring pains many times greater than the pleasures. — 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
