Quotes by : Epicurus

The greater the difficulty the more glory in surmounting it.

I was not, I was, I am not, I care not. (Non fui, fui, non sum, non curo)

Accustom yourself to the belief that death is of no concern to us, since all good and evil lie in sensation....

If you wish to make Pythocles rich, do not add to his store of money, but subtract from his desires.

Never say that I have taken it, only that I have given it back.

Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we....

So long as we exist, death is not with us; but when death comes, then we do not exist

It is vain to ask of the gods what man is capable of supplying for himself.

The noble man is chiefly concerned with wisdom and friendship; of these, the former is a mortal good,....

If the gods listened to the prayers of men, all men would quickly have perished: for they are forever....