The greater the Difficulty the more Glory in surmounting it, and the loss of false Joys secures to us a much better Possession of real ones.
EpicurusHe 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.
EpicurusIf God listened to the prayers of men, all men would quickly have perished: for they are forever praying for evil against one another.
Epicurus