Quotes from Ancient Times
Epicurus c.341-270 BC, Greek Philosopher
Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is to little.
I never desired to please the rabble. What pleased them, I did not learn; and what I knew was far removed from their understanding.
We do not so much need the help of our friends as the confidence of their help in need.
If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires.
We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink.
Nothing is sufficient for the person who finds sufficiency too little.
The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.
It is possible to provide security against other ills, but as far as death is concerned, we men all live in a city without walls.
Of all things which wisdom provides to make life entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship.
There is no such thing as justice in the abstract; it is merely a compact between men.
The time when most of you should withdraw into yourself is when you are forced to be in a crowd.
Misfortune seldom intrudes upon the wise man; his greatest and highest interests are directed by reason throughout the course of life.
I have never wished to cater to the crowd; for what I know they do not approve, and what they approve I do not know.
Memorable Quotes
Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempest.
It is possible to provide security against other ills, but as far as death is concerned, we men live in a city without walls.
It is not so much our friends' help that helps us, as the confidence of their help.
Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship.
It is not so much our friends' help that helps us as the confident knowledge that they will help us.
We do not so much need the help of our friends as the confidence of their help when in need.
The misfortune of the wise is better than the prosperity of the fool.
A free life cannot acquire many possessions, because this is not easy to do without servility to mobs or monarchs.
There is no such thing as justice in the abstract; it is merely a compact between men.
Insightful Quotes cards
The most important consequence of self-sufficiency is freedom.
The greater the difficulty, the more the glory in surmounting it.
Be moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance.
The impassive soul disturbs neither itself nor others.
If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires.
Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.