The foolβs life is empty of gratitude and full of fears; its course lies wholly toward the future.
EpicurusRead
Of all the means to insure happiness throughout the whole life, by far the most important is the acquisition of friends.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Friendship is essential for lasting happiness.
Epicurus emphasizes that fostering friendships is the key to sustaining happiness throughout one's life. He suggests that social connections enrich our experiences and contribute significantly to our overall well-being.
Themes
FriendshipHappinessConnectionsRelationshipsWell-Being
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about the importance of community, I would cite Epicurus to highlight how friendships contribute to happiness.
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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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Haec ego non multis (scribo), sed tibi: satis enim magnum alter alteri theatrum sumus. I am writing this not to many, but to you: certainly we are a great enough audience for each other.
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