~ Epicurus Quotes ~

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Epicurus Quotes


An ancient Greek philosopher and the founder of the school of philosophy called Epicureanism.
Epicurus was an ancient Greek philosopher and the founder of the school of philosophy called Epicureanism. Only a few fragments and letters remain of Epicurus's 300 written works. Much of what is known about Epicurean philosophy derives from later followers and commentators.

Here are some famous quotes by Epicurus.

To be rich is not the end but only a change of worries.

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The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.

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Nothing is enough to the man for whom enough is too little.

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The greater the difficulty the more glory in surmounting it.

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The summit of pleasure is the elimination of all that gives pain.

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Any device whatever by which one frees himself from fear is a natural good.

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It is vain to ask of the gods what man is capable of supplying for himself.

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The man least dependent upon the morrow goes to meet the morrow most cheerfully.

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It is not so much our friends' help that helps us as the confidence of their help.

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The flesh endures the storms of the present alone the mind those of the past and future as well.

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The time when most of all you should withdraw into yourself is when you are forced to be in a crowd.

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Whoever does not regard what he has as most ample wealth is unhappy though he is master of the world.

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The flesh endures the storms of the present alone; the mind those of the past and future as well as the present.

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Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy much the greatest is the possession of friendship.

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Of all the things which wisdom provides to make life entirely happy much the greatest is the possession of friendship.