Maxioms by Epicurus
The man least dependent upon the morrow goes to meet the morrow most cheerfully
The man least dependent upon the morrow goes to meet the morrow most cheerfully
If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires.
If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires.
The greater difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
The greater difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
If God listened to the prayers of men, all men would quickly have perished: for they are forever praying for read more
If God listened to the prayers of men, all men would quickly have perished: for they are forever praying for evil against one another.
It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain read more
It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself.
