I never desired to please the rabble. What pleased them, I did not learn; and what I knew was far removed from their understanding.
EpicurusA strict belief in fate is the worst of slavery, imposing upon our necks an everlasting lord and tyrant, whom we are to stand in awe of night and day.
EpicurusA beneficent person is like a fountain watering the earth, and spreading fertility; it is, therefore, more delightful to give than to receive.
Epicurus