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  1. He who is not satisfied with a little is satisfied with nothing.

    — Epicurus

    #Stoic #Stoicism #Epicurus

  2. Fact vs. Fiction: Epicurus 🏛️

    Fiction: A hedonist obsessed with luxury and indulgence.
    Fact: A minimalist who lived in a garden, valuing friendship over fame.

    He taught that happiness isn't about abundance—it’s the absence of pain and fear. Simplify your needs, find your tribe, and be at peace. 🌿

    #Philosophy #Epicurus #Wisdom #SimpleLiving

  3. He who is not satisfied with a little is satisfied with nothing.

    — Epicurus

    #Stoic #Stoicism #Epicurus

  4. Live fully. Live now. Don't wait. Be careful of overpreparing. It's easy to make excuses, wasting time waiting for something to fall into place.

    "The fool, with all his other faults, has this also, he is always getting ready to live…. How late it is to begin really to live just when life must end!"

    Seneca, On the Shortness of Life (quoting Epicurus)

    (search.worldcat.org/title/6032) #LifeIsShort #LiveFully #Seneca #Epicurus #stoic #SiezeTheDay #now

  5. Live fully. Live now. Don't wait. Be careful of overpreparing. It's easy to make excuses, wasting time waiting for something to fall into place.

    "The fool, with all his other faults, has this also, he is always getting ready to live…. How late it is to begin really to live just when life must end!"

    Seneca, On the Shortness of Life (quoting Epicurus)

    (search.worldcat.org/title/6032) #LifeIsShort #LiveFully #Seneca #Epicurus #stoic #SiezeTheDay #now

  6. Live fully. Live now. Don't wait. Be careful of overpreparing. It's easy to make excuses, wasting time waiting for something to fall into place.

    "The fool, with all his other faults, has this also, he is always getting ready to live…. How late it is to begin really to live just when life must end!"

    Seneca, On the Shortness of Life (quoting Epicurus)

    (search.worldcat.org/title/6032) #LifeIsShort #LiveFully #Seneca #Epicurus #stoic #SiezeTheDay #now

  7. Live fully. Live now. Don't wait. Be careful of overpreparing. It's easy to make excuses, wasting time waiting for something to fall into place.

    "The fool, with all his other faults, has this also, he is always getting ready to live…. How late it is to begin really to live just when life must end!"

    Seneca, On the Shortness of Life (quoting Epicurus)

    (search.worldcat.org/title/6032) #LifeIsShort #LiveFully #Seneca #Epicurus #stoic #SiezeTheDay #now

  8. Live fully. Live now. Don't wait. Be careful of overpreparing. It's easy to make excuses, wasting time waiting for something to fall into place.

    "The fool, with all his other faults, has this also, he is always getting ready to live…. How late it is to begin really to live just when life must end!"

    Seneca, On the Shortness of Life (quoting Epicurus)

    (search.worldcat.org/title/6032) #LifeIsShort #LiveFully #Seneca #Epicurus #stoic #SiezeTheDay #now

  9. The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.

    — Epicurus

    #Stoic #Stoicism #Epicurus

  10. Throwback Friday - Could it be that chasing happiness doesn’t make us happier and could even make us miserable? And if so, how should we go about this ‘happiness’ thing? This video explores the nature of happiness.

    [Video Title: Why Chasing Happiness is Pointless (The Hedonic Treadmill)]
    The full video is available here: youtube.com/watch?v=E0XnniP9PCk

    #einzelgänger #quoteoftheday #philosophy #dailyquotes #thoughts #thoughtoftheday #innerpeace #lifequotes #happiness #stoicism #epicurus #hedonism

  11. #Epicurus, the precursor to #Lucretius in the #materialist #philosophical tradition, believed that we need knowledge only because without it we are unhappy. I find it wonderful that following one's curiosity to bring oneself #joy is fundamental to the roots of the Western philosophical tradition that led to #science.

  12. « A happy life neither resembles a rapid torrent, nor a standing pool, but is like a gentle stream, that glides smoothly and silently along. »

    — Epicurus

    🔗 · poligraf.tumblr.com/post/73863

    #quotes #Epicurus #happiness #life #HappyLife #InTheFlow

  13. « A happy life neither resembles a rapid torrent, nor a standing pool, but is like a gentle stream, that glides smoothly and silently along. »

    — Epicurus

    🔗 · poligraf.tumblr.com/post/73863

    #quotes #Epicurus #happiness #life #HappyLife #InTheFlow

  14. « A happy life neither resembles a rapid torrent, nor a standing pool, but is like a gentle stream, that glides smoothly and silently along. »

    — Epicurus

    🔗 · poligraf.tumblr.com/post/73863

    #quotes #Epicurus #happiness #life #HappyLife #InTheFlow

  15. « A happy life neither resembles a rapid torrent, nor a standing pool, but is like a gentle stream, that glides smoothly and silently along. »

    — Epicurus

    🔗 · poligraf.tumblr.com/post/73863

    #quotes #Epicurus #happiness #life #HappyLife #InTheFlow

  16. « A happy life neither resembles a rapid torrent, nor a standing pool, but is like a gentle stream, that glides smoothly and silently along. »

    — Epicurus

    🔗 · poligraf.tumblr.com/post/73863

    #quotes #Epicurus #happiness #life #HappyLife #InTheFlow

  17. I spent much of the day in the Garden - that is, reading Epicurus.

    Image: Agostino Scilla -- The philosopher Epicurus. -- Oil on canvas -- Private collection -- Epicurus holds a card in his hands that reads "Whatever you do, do wisely and think of consequences" - 1670-1680

    #Epicurus #Philosophy #AncientPhilosophy #GreekPhilosophy

  18. I spent much of the day in the Garden - that is, reading Epicurus.

    Image: Agostino Scilla -- The philosopher Epicurus. -- Oil on canvas -- Private collection -- Epicurus holds a card in his hands that reads "Whatever you do, do wisely and think of consequences" - 1670-1680

    #Epicurus #Philosophy #AncientPhilosophy #GreekPhilosophy

  19. I spent much of the day in the Garden - that is, reading Epicurus.

    Image: Agostino Scilla -- The philosopher Epicurus. -- Oil on canvas -- Private collection -- Epicurus holds a card in his hands that reads "Whatever you do, do wisely and think of consequences" - 1670-1680

    #Epicurus #Philosophy #AncientPhilosophy #GreekPhilosophy

  20. I spent much of the day in the Garden - that is, reading Epicurus.

    Image: Agostino Scilla -- The philosopher Epicurus. -- Oil on canvas -- Private collection -- Epicurus holds a card in his hands that reads "Whatever you do, do wisely and think of consequences" - 1670-1680

    #Epicurus #Philosophy #AncientPhilosophy #GreekPhilosophy

  21. Some of the Stoics thought that Epicurus and his philosophy were entirely antithetical to Stoicism. Though he thought they got many things wrong, that wasn't Seneca's view. Here's a Sadler's Lectures episode about that

    soundcloud.com/gregorybsadler/
    #Podcast #Seneca #Epicurus #Pleasure