“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
Author: Epicurus
Category: death
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If God listened to the prayers of
“If God listened to the prayers of men, all men would quickly have perished: for they are forever praying for evil against one another.”
— Epicurus
Author: Epicurus
Category: men
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It is possible to provide security against
“It is possible to provide security against other ills, but as far as death is concerned, we men live in a city without walls.”
— Epicurus
Author: Epicurus
Category: death
Tags: death, Epicurus
It is folly for a man to
“It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself.”
— Epicurus
Author: Epicurus
Category: power
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If God listened to the prayers of
“If God listened to the prayers of men, all men would quickly have perished: for they are forever praying for evil against one another.”
— Epicurus
Author: Epicurus
Category: god
Tags: god, Epicurus
Of all the things which wisdom provides
“Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship.”
— Epicurus
Author: Epicurus
Category: friendship
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There is no such thing as justice
“There is no such thing as justice in the abstract; it is merely a compact between men.”
— Epicurus
Author: Epicurus
Category: men
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Of all the things which wisdom provides
“Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship.”
— Epicurus
Author: Epicurus
Category: wisdom
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The greater the difficulty, the more the
“The greater the difficulty, the more the glory in surmounting it.”
— Epicurus
Author: Epicurus
Category: history
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It is better for you to be
“It is better for you to be free of fear lying upon a pallet, than to have a golden couch and a rich table and be full of trouble.”
— Epicurus
Author: Epicurus
Category: fear
Tags: fear, Epicurus
Do not spoil what you have by
“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.”
— Epicurus
Author: Epicurus
Category: hope
Tags: hope, Epicurus