quotes by Epicurus
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"Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for."
— Epicurus (The Essential Epicurus: Letters, Principal Doctrines, Vatican Sayings, and Fragments)
— Epicurus (The Essential Epicurus: Letters, Principal Doctrines, Vatican Sayings, and Fragments)
"Death is nothing to us, since when we are, death has not come, and when death has come,we are not."
— Epicurus
— Epicurus
tags:
death
34 people liked it
"Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?"
— Epicurus
— Epicurus
"The wealth required by nature is limited and is easy to procure; but the wealth required by vain ideals extends to infinity."
— Epicurus
— Epicurus
tags:
philosophy
21 people liked it
"“Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able?
Then he is not omnipotent.
Is he able, but not willing?
Then he is malevolent.
Is he both able and willing?
Then whence cometh evil?
Is he neither able nor willing?
Then why call him God?”
"
— Epicurus
Then he is not omnipotent.
Is he able, but not willing?
Then he is malevolent.
Is he both able and willing?
Then whence cometh evil?
Is he neither able nor willing?
Then why call him God?”
"
— Epicurus
"Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for."
— Epicurus
— Epicurus
"Haec ego non multis (scribo), sed tibi: satis enim magnum alter alteri theatrum sumus. I am writing this not to many, but to you: certainly we are a great enough audience for each other."
— Epicurus
— Epicurus
tags:
latin
10 people liked it
"Never say that I have taken it, only that I have given it back."
— Epicurus
— Epicurus
tags:
philosophy,
stoic
7 people liked it
"He who says either that the time for philosophy has not yet come or that it has passed is like someone who says that the time for happiness has not yet come or that it has passed."
— Epicurus
— Epicurus
tags:
philosophy
6 people liked it
"Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we no longer exist."
— Epicurus
— Epicurus
tags:
death
4 people liked it
"Of all the means to insure happiness throughout the whole life, by far the most important is the acquisition of friends."
— Epicurus (A Guide to Happiness)
— Epicurus (A Guide to Happiness)
tags:
friendship,
happiness
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"It is not so much our friends' help that helps us as the confident knowledge that they will help us
"
— Epicurus
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— Epicurus
tags:
friendship
2 people liked it
"Let no one delay the study of philosophy while young nor weary of it when old."
— Epicurus
— Epicurus
tags:
epicurus,
philosophy
2 people liked it
"Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able?
Then he is not omnipotent.
Is he able, but not willing?
Then he is malevolent.
Is he both able and willing?
Then whence cometh evil?
Is he neither able nor willing?
Then why call him God?"
— Epicurus
Then he is not omnipotent.
Is he able, but not willing?
Then he is malevolent.
Is he both able and willing?
Then whence cometh evil?
Is he neither able nor willing?
Then why call him God?"
— Epicurus
"Orang bodoh tidak puas dengan semua yang dimilikinya.
Mereka menyusahkan hati dengan semua yang tidak dimilikinya."
— Epicurus
Mereka menyusahkan hati dengan semua yang tidak dimilikinya."
— Epicurus
"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."
— Epicurus
— Epicurus
"Death, therefore, the most awful of evils, is nothing to us, seeing that, when we are, death is not come, and when death is come, we are not."
— Epicurus
— Epicurus
"Mereka yang pernah menolong orang-orang yang kesusahan, menginsafi bahwa memberi lebih baik daripada menerima."
— Epicurus
— Epicurus
"Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little."
— Epicurus
— Epicurus
tags:
philosophy,
science
1 person liked it
"We must, therefore, pursue the things that make for happiness, seeing that when happiness is present, we have everything; but when it is absent, we do everything to possess it."
— Epicurus
— Epicurus
"Jangan iri kepada siapa pun, karena orang baik tidak layak diirikan.
Sedangkan orang jahat, semakin mereka makmur, semakin mereka merusak diri sendiri."
— Epicurus
Sedangkan orang jahat, semakin mereka makmur, semakin mereka merusak diri sendiri."
— Epicurus
"Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for."
— Epicurus
— Epicurus
tags:
dreams
1 person liked it
"Death is nothing to us, since when we are, death has not come, and when death has come, we are not"
— Epicurus
— Epicurus
"Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then He is not omnipotent. Is He able, but not willing? Then He is malevolent. Is He both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is He neither able nor willing? Then why call Him God?"
— Epicurus
— Epicurus
tags:
god
1 person liked it
"Bukan kekurangan yang menyakitkan,
tetapi menanggung rasa iri yang timbul dari angan-angan yang sia-sia."
— Epicurus
tetapi menanggung rasa iri yang timbul dari angan-angan yang sia-sia."
— Epicurus
"Tidak mungkin kita hidup bahagia kalau kita hidup dengan sembrono,
tidak melakukan perbuatan-perbuatan yang layak dan tidak berlaku adil.
Orang yang tidak melakukan perbuatan-perbuatan yang baik, tidak bisa hidup dengan senang."
— Epicurus
tidak melakukan perbuatan-perbuatan yang layak dan tidak berlaku adil.
Orang yang tidak melakukan perbuatan-perbuatan yang baik, tidak bisa hidup dengan senang."
— Epicurus
"Kesenangan tidak jahat, tetapi cara menghasilkan sebagian kesenangan itu ada yang mengakibatkan masalah yang besarnya berlipat-lipat daripada kesenangan yang diperoleh."
— Epicurus
— Epicurus
"Jangan rusakkan yang kita miliki dengan mendambakan apa yang tidak kita miliki.
Ingatlah bahwa apa yang kita miliki pun merupakan hadiah keberuntungan."
— Epicurus
Ingatlah bahwa apa yang kita miliki pun merupakan hadiah keberuntungan."
— Epicurus
"Meski bisa mengelak dari hukuman, orang yang melarikan diri tidak mungkin bisa hidup tenang, karena mereka selalu dikejar ketakutan akan masa yang akan datang mau pun masa kini."
— Epicurus
— Epicurus
"Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent.
Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent.
Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil?
Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?"
— Epicurus
Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent.
Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil?
Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?"
— Epicurus
"Orang yang ingin hidup tenteram, jangan menimbulkan kegalauan bagi dirinya sendiri mau pun bagi orang lain."
— Epicurus
— Epicurus
