Against other things it is possible to obtain security, but when it comes to death we human beings all live in an unwalled city.
EpicurusWe must meditate on what brings happiness, since when it has, it has everything, and when he misses, we do everything to have it
EpicurusRiches do not exhilarate us so much with their possession as they torment us with their loss.
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.
Epicurus