Epicurus

The limits of pleasure are the removal of all pain.

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

The truly wise man will not be afraid of death, for he knows that when he is, death is not, and when death is, he is not.

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

The pleasure of the body is not increased by the prolongation of time, if the pain is removed.

The wise man is not disturbed 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 will not be afraid of death, for he knows that when he is, death is not, and when death is, he is not.

The gods are not to be feared, death is not to be worried about, the good is easy to acquire, and the terrible is easy to endure.

It is not possible to live pleasantly without living prudently, honorably, and justly, nor to live prudently, honorably, and justly without living pleasantly.

The magnitude of pleasure reaches its limit in the removal of all pain. When that state is present, pleasure is no longer increased, but only varied.

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

The gods exist, for the knowledge of them is evident. But they are not such as the multitude believes, for men do not maintain their beliefs consistently.

It is impossible for someone to dispel his fears about the most important matters if he does not know the nature of the universe but still suspects something of the myths. So it is impossible to enjoy unmixed pleasures without natural science.

We should not spoil what is present by desiring what is absent, but rather consider that what we have now was once among the things we hoped for.

The wise man, when he has adjusted his life to the standard of nature, is rich in wisdom, and not in possessions.

It is better to lie upon a bed of straw and be free from care than to have a golden couch and a troubled mind.

The flesh cries out to be saved from hunger, from thirst, from cold. For if a man is safe from these, and can hope to remain so, he might vie even with Zeus for happiness.

We must laugh and philosophize at the same time and manage our household and use our other faculties, and never cease to articulate the words of true philosophy.

The wise man will not fear death, nor will he fear the gods, nor will he fear fate, nor will he fear pain.

The limit of pleasure is the removal of all pain.