Epicurus
Founded Epicureanism, pursuit of tranquility
Quotes by Epicurus
Empty is the argument of the philosopher by which no human suffering is therapeutically treated.
The greatest good is prudence.
The just man is most free from disturbance, while the unjust man is full of the utmost disturbance.
It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.
The wise man, when he has attained the limit of pleasure, does not seek to increase it, but to vary it.
The beginning and end of all good is the pleasure of the stomach.
The wise man is content with little.
The greatest good is to be free from pain and fear.
The wise man will not be disturbed by external circumstances, but will find his happiness within himself.
We must release ourselves from the prison of affairs and politics.
The pleasure of the body is not increased by the presence of the soul, but by the absence of pain.
The wise man will not fear the gods, for he knows that they do not concern themselves with human affairs.
The wise man will not fear death, for he knows that it is the end of all sensation.
The wise man will not fear pain, for he knows that it is either short-lived or bearable.
The wise man will not fear fate, for he knows that it is not in our power to change it.
The wise man will not fear the future, for he knows that it is uncertain.
The wise man will not fear the past, for he knows that it cannot be changed.
The wise man will not fear the present, for he knows that it is fleeting.
The wise man will not fear anything, for he knows that fear is the greatest evil.
The wise man will not fear anything, for he knows that nothing can harm him.