Epicurus Philosophy Quotations

All other love is extinguished by self-love; beneficence, humanity, justice, philosophy, sink under it.

Let no young man delay the study of philosophy, and let no old man become weary of it; for it is never too early nor too late to care for the well-being of the soul.

If you would enjoy real freedom, you must be the slave of Philosophy.

Neither one should hesitate about dedicating oneself to philosophy when young, nor should get tired of doing it when one's old, because no one is ever too young or too old to reach one's soul's healthy.

Vain is the word of a philosopher which does not heal any suffering of man. For just as there is no profit in medicine if it does not expel the diseases of the body, so there is no profit in philosophy either, if it does not expel the suffering of the mind.

He who says either that the time for philosophy has not yet come or that it has passed is like someone who says that the time for happiness has not yet come or that it has passed.

Let no one delay the study of philosophy while young nor weary of it when old.

Launch your boat, blessed youth, and flee at full speed from every form of culture.

Luxurious food and drinks, in no way protect you from harm. Wealth beyond what is natural, is no more use than an overflowing container. Real value is not generated by theaters, and baths, perfumes or ointments, but by philosophy.

In a philosophical dispute, he gains most who is defeated, since he learns most.

Death is nothing to us: for that which is dissolved is without sensation; and that which lacks sensation is nothing to us.