Pleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily. Epicurus taught: Pleasure, defined as freedom from pain, is the highest good.
EpicurusIt is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself.
EpicurusIf death causes you no pain when you're dead, it is foolish to allow the fear of it to cause you pain now.
Epicurus