Quote

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

Epicurus

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Epicurus
Philosopher
Epíkouros
Epikouros
History
Death
Art
Without
Dissolved
Nothing
Lacks
Sensation
Sensations
Philosophy

More quotes by Epicurus

Image
The pleasant life is not produced by continual drinking and dancing, nor sexual intercourse, nor rare dishes of sea food and other delicacies of a luxurious table. On the contrary, it is produced by sober reasoning which examines the motives for every choice and avoidance, driving away beliefs which are the source of mental disturbances.
Epicurus
Image
Necessity is an evil but there is no necessity for continuing to live subject to necessity.
Epicurus
Image
In a philosophical dispute, he gains most who is defeated, since he learns most.
Epicurus
Image
The misfortune of the wise is better than the prosperity of the fool.
Epicurus
Image
There is nothing to fear from gods, There is nothing to feel in death, Good can be attained, Evil can be endured.
Epicurus
Image
The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.
Epicurus
Image
Tranquil pleasure constitutes human beings' supreme good
Epicurus
Image
The knowledge of sin is the beginning of salvation.
Epicurus
Image
Any man who does not think that what he has is more than ample, is an unhappy man, even if he is the master of the whole world.
Epicurus
Image
To eat and drink without a friend is to devour like the lion and the wolf.
Epicurus
Image
Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which can only exist when I do not?
Epicurus
Image
It is impossible for someone to dispel his fears about the most important matters if he doesn't know the nature of the universe but still gives some credence to myths. So without the study of nature there is no enjoyment of pure pleasure.
Epicurus
Image
Without confidence, there is no friendship.
Epicurus
Image
Of all the means to insure happiness throughout the whole life, by far the most important is the acquisition of friends.
Epicurus
Image
Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not.
Epicurus
Image
No pleasure is evil in itself but the means by which certain pleasures are gained bring pains many times greater than the pleasures.
Epicurus
Image
Don't fear god, Don't worry about death What is good is easy to get, and What is terrible is easy to endure
Epicurus
Image
There are infinite worlds both like and unlike this world of ours. For the atoms being infinite in number... are borne on far out into space.
Epicurus
Image
I was not I have been I am not I do not mind.
Epicurus
Image
What will happen to me if that which this desire seeks is achieved, and what if it is not?
Epicurus