Epicurus

We must not violate nature, but obey it. And we shall obey it if we fulfill the necessary desires and also the natural, if they bring no harm, but sternly reject the harmful.

It is impossible to live a pleasant life without living wisely and honorably and justly, and impossible to live wisely and honorably and justly without living a pleasant life.

The wise man will not be troubled by the fear of death, for he knows that when he is, death is not, and when death is, he is not.

The wise man is not concerned about the future, for he knows that it is not in his power.

He who is least in need of tomorrow will meet tomorrow most cheerfully.

The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.

The most important element in the happiness of a man is the ability to be self-sufficient.

The wise man will not be troubled by the fear of the gods, for he knows that they do not interfere in human affairs.

The pleasant life is not produced by a string of drinking bouts and revelries, nor by sexual love, nor by the enjoyment of fish and other dishes of a costly table; but by sober reasoning.

The wise man will not fear pain, for he knows that it is either short-lived or easily endured.

The man who has forgotten how to live is already dead.

It is not possible to banish fear about the most important matters if one does not understand the nature of the universe but suspects something of the stories told in myths. So that without natural science it is not possible to attain our pleasures unalloyed.

The man who has attained the end of his life without fear of death has lived well.

The wise man will not be troubled by the fear of fate, for he knows that it is not in his power.

The wise man will not be troubled by the fear of pain, for he knows that it is either short-lived or easily endured.

The wise man will not be troubled by the fear of poverty, for he knows that he can live contentedly with little.

The wise man will not be troubled by the fear of old age, for he knows that it is a natural process.

The wise man will not be troubled by the fear of sickness, for he knows that it is either short-lived or easily endured.

The wise man will not be troubled by the fear of public opinion, for he knows that it is fickle and unreliable.

The wise man will not be troubled by the fear of loneliness, for he knows that he can find contentment in his own company.