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Epicurus was an ancient Greek philosopher who founded the school of Epicureanism. He lived from 341 BC to 270 BC. Epicurus is known for his theory of happiness and his belief in the pursuit of pleasure and the avoidance of pain as the central goals of life. He argued that the best way to achieve happiness was through the cultivation of virtue and the pursuit of knowledge.

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

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“Death, therefore, the most awful of evils, is nothing to us, seeing that, when we are, death is not come, and, when death is come, we are not.”

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“Justice is never anything in itself, but in the dealings of men with one another in any place whatever and at any time. It is a kind of compact not to harm or be harmed.”

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“Fortune seldom troubles the wise man. Reason has controlled his greatest and most important affairs, controls them throughout his life, and will continue to control them.”

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Book:Letters: Principles Doctrines, and Vatican Sayings Translated, with an Introd. and Notes, by Russel M. Geor. Indianapolis Merrill

Source: Letters: Principles Doctrines, and Vatican Sayings Translated, with an Introd. and Notes, by Russel M. Geor. Indianapolis Merrill

“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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“Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we no longer exist.”

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

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

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Book:Stoic Six Pack 3: The Epicureans

Source: Stoic Six Pack 3: The Epicureans

“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.”

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About the Author

Born: 341 BC
Died: 270 BC
Known for: Philosopher
Quotes: 188

Books & Sources

Letters: Principles Doctrines, and Vatican Sayings Translated, with an Introd. and Notes, by Russel M. Geor. Indianapolis MerrillRelated source material

The essential Epicurus: letters, principal doctrines, Vatican sayings, and fragmentsRelated source material

Lettere sulla fisica, sul cielo e sulla felicitàRelated source material

Stoic Six Pack 3: The EpicureansRelated source material

The Epicurus ReaderRelated source material

Principal DoctrinesRelated source material

Epicurus: Letters, Principal Doctrines, and Vatican SayingsRelated source material

The Art of HappinessRelated source material

The Epicurus Reader: Selected Writings and TestimoniaRelated source material

The philosophy of Epicurus: letters, doctrines, and parallel passages from LucretiusRelated source material

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