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
Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things only hoped for.Epicurus
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
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
It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself.Epicurus
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
Of all the things which wisdom provides to make life entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship.Epicurus
The flesh endures the storms of the present alone, the mind those of the past and future as well.Epicurus
The time when, most of all, you should withdraw into yourself is when you are forced to be in a crowd.Epicurus
Whoever does not regard what he has as most ample wealth is unhappy, though he is master of the world.Epicurus
