Epicurus Quote by Yuval Noah Harari

“When Epicurus defined happiness as the supreme good, he warned his disciples that it is hard work to be happy. Material achievements alone will…

— Yuval Noah Harari

“For Epicurus, living prudently, in deep appreciation of modest pleasures, was not just the route to happiness, it was happiness.”

— Jennifer Michael Hecht

“When Epicurus defined happiness as the supreme good, he warned his disciples that it is hard work to be happy.”

— Yuval Noah Harari

“Epicurus wrote, “We must exercise ourselves in the things which bring happiness, since, if that be present, we have everything, and, if that be…

— Gretchen Rubin

“Companionship was at the top of Epicurus's list of life's pleasures. He wrote, 'Of all the things that wisdom provides to help one live…

— Daniel Klein

“Epicurus is right, that happiness is up at auction all the time, and sold in lots to suit the purchaser whenever he bids high…

— William De Witt Hyde

Pleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily. Epicurus taught: Pleasure, defined as freedom from pain, is the highest good.

— Epicurus

“Epicurus said you should live for pleasure - adding that nothing brings more pleasure than a little sun and a glass of water. It…

— Benoît Duteurtre

“The true Epicurean cultivates the capacity to take pleasure in simple things, while those around him chase pleasure in more things.”

— Luke Slattery

“The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.” —Socrates”

— Rachel Jonat

Epicureanism did inspire libertine culture in isolated sects, but Epicurus himself rejected an ethics of sensory indulgence, and he would have disowned latter-day 'Epicureanism'…

— Catherine Wilson

“Ingratitude is a bad habit by which we needlessly punish ourselves. When we no longer have the things we enjoy, we miss them and…

— Hiram Crespo