Epicurus Epikouros
341–270 BC · Ancient Greece (Samos and Athens)
A Greek philosopher from Samos. He opened a school on the outskirts of Athens known as 'the Garden,' where he lived together with his followers and admitted even women and slaves. He called pleasure the goal of life, but the pleasure he meant was a quiet state free of pain and anxiety, and he taught how to be released from the fear of the gods and of death.
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- Letter to Menoeceus
- Letter to Herodotus
- Principal Doctrines
- Vatican Sayings
Epicurus
My friend, I am Epicurus of the Garden. I was ill in body all my life and people pointed at me as a hedonist, yet on the table in my Garden there was only bread, water, and good friends.
I have found that most fears shrink when you look at them closely. What is weighing on your heart right now?
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