Death is nothing to us: for that which is dissolved is without sensation; and that which lacks sensation is nothing to us.
EpicurusWe must meditate on what brings happiness, since when it has, it has everything, and when he misses, we do everything to have it
EpicurusMoreover, the universe as a whole is infinite, for whatever is limited has an outermost edge to limit it, and such an edge is defined by something beyond. Since the universe has no edge, it has no limit; and since it lacks a limit, it is infinite and unbounded. Moreover, the universe is infinite both in the number of its atoms and in the extent of its void.
EpicurusMen, believing in myths, will always fear something terrible, everlasting punishment as certain or probable . . . Men base all these fears not on mature opinions, but on irrational fancies, that they are more disturbed by fear of the unknown than by facing facts. Peace of mind lies in being delivered from all these fears.
Epicurus