The foolβs life is empty of gratitude and full of fears; its course lies wholly toward the future.
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Let no one delay the study of philosophy while young nor weary of it when old.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Philosophy should be studied at all stages of life, starting young and continuing into old age.
Epicurus emphasizes the importance of engaging with philosophy throughout one's life. He suggests that the pursuit of philosophical understanding should begin in youth, as it lays the foundation for a wise and fulfilling life, and that one should not abandon this pursuit when they grow old but rather continue to seek knowledge and reflection as it remains vital and enriching.
Themes
PhilosophyStudyWisdomLifeKnowledge
In practice
Example use cases
In a commencement speech to encourage lifelong learning.
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All quotes βAccustom yourself to believe that death is nothing to us, for good and evil imply awareness, and death is the privation of all awareness; therefore a right understanding that death is nothing to us makes the mortality of life enjoyable, not by adding to life an unlimited time, but by taking away the yearning after immortality. For life has no terror; for those who thoroughly apprehend that there are no terrors for them in ceasing to live.
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The wise man who has become accustomed to necessities knows better how to share with others than how to take from them, so great a treasure of self-sufficiency has he found.
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We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink.
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I was not, I was, I am not, I care not. (Non fui, fui, non sum, non curo)
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