There is no such thing as justice in the abstract; it is merely a compact between men. — Epicurus Copy Share Image
Justice is a contract of expediency, entered upon to prevent men harming or being harmed. — Epicurus Copy Share Image
All other love is extinguished by self-love; beneficence, humanity, justice, philosophy, sink under it. — Epicurus Copy Share Image
There is no such thing as justice in the abstract; it is merely a compact between men in their various relations with… — 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
Natural justice is a compact resulting from expediency by which men seek to prevent one man from injuring others and to protect… — Epicurus Copy Share Image
Justice is never anything in itself, but in the dealings of men with one another in any place whatever and at any… — Epicurus Copy Share Image
There is no such thing as justice or injustice among those beasts that cannot make agreements not to injure or be injured.… — Epicurus Copy Share Image
Justice has no independent existence; it results from mutual contracts, and establishes itself wherever there is a mutual engagement to guard against… — 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
