“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
“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
It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself. — Epicurus Copy Share Image
It is vain to ask of the gods what man is capable of supplying for himself. — Epicurus Copy Share Image
A strong belief in fate is the worst kind of slavery; on the other hand, there is a comfort in the thought… — 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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires. — 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 set up… — Epicurus Copy Share Image
Riches do not exhilarate us so much with their possession as they torment us with their loss. — Epicurus Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
