More quotes by 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."
"If you wish to make Pythocles rich, do not add to his store of money, but subtract from his desires."
"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?"
"Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship."
"The wealth required by nature is limited and is easy to procure; but the wealth required by vain ideals extends to infinity."