Epicurus ( 10 of 13 )
Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once read more
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.
It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain read more
It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself.
It is impossible to live a pleasant life without living wisely and well and justly. And it is impossible to read more
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.
If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires.
If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires.
The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.
The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.
It is not so much our friends' help that helps us, as the confidence of their help.
It is not so much our friends' help that helps us, as the confidence of their help.
Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is to little.
Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is to little.
Death is nothing to us, since when we are, death has not come, and when death has come, we are read more
Death is nothing to us, since when we are, death has not come, and when death has come, we are not
The man least dependent upon the morrow goes to meet the morrow most cheerfully
The man least dependent upon the morrow goes to meet the morrow most cheerfully
If God listened to the prayers of men, all men would quickly have perished: for they are forever praying for read more
If God listened to the prayers of men, all men would quickly have perished: for they are forever praying for evil against one another.
