The beginning and the root of all good is the pleasure of the stomach; even wisdom and culture must be referred to this.
Epicurean philosophy
Quoted by Athenaeus in 'Deipnosophistae', attributed to Epicurus. This is often misunderstood as promoting gluttony, but Epicurean 'pleasure' is about absence of pain and tranquility.
c. 300 BCE
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