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.
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.
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.
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.
Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is to little.
Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is to little.
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.
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 time when most of you should withdraw into yourself is when you are forced to be in a crowd.
The time when most of you should withdraw into yourself is when you are forced to be in a crowd.
The greater difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
The greater difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
