Epicurus quotes
"Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once among the things only hoped for."
"Justice is a contract of expediency, entered upon to prevent men harming or being harmed."
"The greater the difficulty the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests."
"A strict belief, fate is the worst kind of slavery; on the other hand there is comfort in the thought that God will be moved by our prayers."
"He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has."
"The greater the difficulty, the more the glory in surmounting it."
"It is possible to provide security against other ills, but as far as death is concerned, we men live in a city without walls."
"Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship."
"Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish."
"In a philosophical dispute, he gains most who is defeated, since he learns most."
