Epicurus

Ancient Greek philosopher.

An ancient Greek philosopher who founded a school emphasizing the pursuit of happiness through modest living, friendship, and freedom from fear. Contrary to later misconceptions, his teachings advocated for the absence of pain and the cultivation of inner tranquility rather than indulgent pleasure. His philosophy greatly influenced later ethical thought and concepts of well-being.

Epicurus Quotes about Happiness

It is not the young man who should be considered fortunate but the old man who has lived well, because the young man in his prime wanders much by chance, vacillating in his beliefs, while the old man has docked in the harbor, having safeguarded his true happiness.
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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.
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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.
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We must meditate on what brings happiness, since when it has, it has everything, and when he misses, we do everything to have it
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Happiness is man's greatest aim in life. Tranquility and rationality are the cornerstones of happiness.
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We have been born once and there can be no second birth. For all eternity we shall no longer be. But you, although you are not master of tomorrow, are postponing your happiness.
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