The art of living well and the art of dying well are one. Epicurus on art
You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity. Epicurus on courage
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 on death
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 on death
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 on fear
It is not so much our friends' help that helps us, as the confidence of their help. Epicurus on friendship
Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship. Epicurus on friendship
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 on god
The greater the difficulty, the more the glory in surmounting it. Epicurus on history
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 on hope
There is no such thing as justice in the abstract it is merely a compact between men. Epicurus on men
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 on men
It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself. Epicurus on power
You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity. Epicurus on relationship
Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship. Epicurus on wisdom
The misfortune of the wise is better than the prosperity of the fool. Epicurus on adversity
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 on wealth