Epicurus

Origin : Greek

Epicurus born on 341 BC, and passed away on 271 BC, leaving behind a legacy that continues to inspire generations. Over the past NaN years, we have thoughtfully curated a selection of 27 powerful, inspirational, and motivational quotes - carefully handpicked from an extensive archive of life lessons and timeless wisdom. This legendary quote writer was born in greek and went on to share won inspiring words with the world, leaving behind a global legacy that transcends borders.

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Quotes of Epicurus

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The misfortune of the wise is better than the prosperity of the fool.

There is no such thing as justice in the abstract; it is merely a compact between men.

We do not so much need the help of our friends as the confidence of their help in need.

It is not so much our friends' help that helps us, as the confidence of their help.

If God listened to the prayers of men, all men would quickly have perished: for they are forever praying for evil against one another.

The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.

Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.

A free life cannot acquire many possessions, because this is not easy to do without servility to mobs or monarchs.

It is impossible to live a pleasant life without living wisely and well and justly. And it is impossible to live wisely and well and justly without living a pleasant life.

Justice... is a kind of compact not to harm or be harmed.

Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempest.

The time when most of you should withdraw into yourself is when you are forced to be in a crowd.

Riches do not exhilarate us so much with their possession as they torment us with their loss.

If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires.

You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.

I would rather be first in a little Iberian village than second in Rome.

Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship.

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.

Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.

Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.

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