Epicurus Philosophical Quotations

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

The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.

There is no such thing as justice in the abstract; it is merely a compact between men.

Justice... is a kind of compact not to harm or be harmed.

The time when most of you should withdraw into yourself is when you are forced to be in a crowd.

Riches do not exhilarate us so much with their possession as they torment us with their loss.

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

Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempest.