7. «The wealth required by nature is limited and easy to obtain; but the wealth required by vain ideals extends to infinity.»

A phrase that highlights the importance of simplicity and self-awareness to achieve happinesswhile warning against the endless and unsatisfying pursuit of superficial desires.

8. «Praise be to Nature: for she has made what is necessary easy to obtain, and what is difficult to obtain has been made unnecessary.»

According to Epicurus, if we focus on what is truly necessary and avoid the superfluouswe can lead a fuller and more peaceful life.

9. «The limit of the magnitude of pleasures is the elimination of all pain.»

Epicurean philosophy tells us that the highest and most complete form of pleasure does not come from indulgence or excess, but from absence of physical and mental pain.

10. «It is not possible to live happily without living sensibly, honestly and fairly, nor to live sensibly, honestly and fairly without living happily.»

According to Epicurus, there is a clear interconnection between ethical living and true happiness.

11. «The voice of the flesh asks not to be hungry, thirsty, or cold: for whoever achieves this or hopes to achieve it, can compete in happiness with Zeus himself.»

Epicurus emphasizes the role of simplicity and satisfaction of basic needs as the basis of a happy life.

12. «When we say that pleasure is the end, we do not mean the pleasures of the dissolute, but rather the absence of pain in the body and disturbance in the soul.»

Pleasure, for Epicurus, has to do with reaching a state of well-being and inner peace.

13. «Don’t waste what you have by wishing for what you don’t have; remember that what you have now was once things you only desired.»

A quote that encourages us to stop always looking for more to start valuing what we already have.

14. «The misfortune of the wise is better than the prosperity of the fool.»

For Epicurus, wisdom is more valuable than material success or temporary pleasures.

15. «Death does not coexist with us, for while we live, death does not exist, and when death exists, it is we who do not exist.»

According to Epicurus, worrying about death is irrational and what we must do is live fully in the present.