"So death, the most terrifying of ills, is……" — Epicurus
"So death, the most terrifying of ills, is nothing to us, since so long as we exist, death is not with us; but when death comes, then we do not exist. It does not then concern either the living or the dead, since for the former it is not, and the latter are no more."
—
Epicurus
★
★
★
★
★
0.0 avg (0 ratings)
136 Quotes by Epicurus
Epicurus has 136 quotes on this site.
A few more worth reading:
-
The fool, with all his other faults, has this also, he is always getting ready to live.
-
My garden does not whet the appetite; it satisfies it. It does not provoke thirst through heedless indulgence, but slakes…
-
Death, the most dreaded of evils, is therefore of no concern to us; for while we exist death is not…
-
Where I am death is not, where death is I am not.
-
Freedom is the greatest fruit of self sufficiency.
-
In a philosophical dispute, he gains most who is defeated, since he learns most.
-
Fortune seldom troubles the wise man. Reason has controlled his greatest and most important affairs, controls them throughout his life,…
-
Let nothing be done in your life, which will cause you fear if it becomes known to your neighbor.
-
A strong belief in fate is the worst kind of slavery; on the other hand, there is a comfort in…
-
When someone admits one and rejects another which is equally in accordance with the appearances, it is clear that he…
-
Be moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance.
-
It is vain to ask of the gods what man is capable of supplying for himself.
See all 136 quotes by Epicurus »
More Concern Quotes
This quote is filed under Concern Quotes,
one of 1,803 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
-
It is a sign of a dull nature to occupy oneself deeply in matters that concern the body; for instance,…
— David Bailey
-
My concern is to continue respecting my work as I've done since I began as an actor and I could…
— Javier Bardem
-
I think I got disappointed over the years about New York, about the States. You know, sometimes you go and…
— Mikhail Baryshnikov
-
A woman whose life is involved in the righteous rearing of her children has a better chance of keeping up…
— Ezra Taft Benson
-
If conservationists will attempt to resume responsibility for their need to eat, they will be led back fairly directly to…
— Wendell Berry
-
I support concrete and progressive immigration reform based on three primary criteria: family reunification, economic contributions, and humanitarian concerns.
— Jeff Bingaman
-
Any concern too small to be turned into a prayer is too small to be made into a burden.
— Corrie Ten Boom
-
What exists outside is a man's concern; let no woman give advice; and do no mischief within doors.
— Aeschylus
-
What goes on in Europe concerns us greatly because, if Europe comes apart, the E.U. comes apart, then you're going…
— Michael Bloomberg
-
It is wrong to think that the task of physics is to find out how Nature is. Physics concerns what…
— Niels Bohr
-
You see, Africa makes a fool of our idea of justice. It makes a farce of our idea of equality.…
— Bono
-
Great tragedy has come to us, and we are meeting it with the best that is in our country, with…
— George W. Bush
See all 1,803 Concern Quotes »