Epicurus

“Both old and young alike ought to seek wisdom: the former in order that, as age comes over him, he may be young in good things because of the grace of what has been, and the latter in order that, while he is young, he may at the same time be old, because he has no fear of the things which are to come.”

“It is possible to provide security against other ills, but as far as death is concerned, we men live in a city without walls.”

“The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.”

“If God listened to the prayers of men, all men would quickly have perished: for they are forever praying for evil against one another.”

“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.”

“It is not so much our friends' help that helps us, as the confidence of their help.”

“Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we no longer exist.”

“We must exercise ourselves in the things which bring happiness, since, if that be present, we have everything, and, if that be absent, all our actions are directed toward attaining it.”

“Let no one be slow to seek wisdom when he is young nor weary in the search of it when he has grown old. For no age is too early or too late for the health of the soul.”

“Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship.”

“It is better for you to be free of fear lying upon a pallet, than to have a golden couch and a rich table and be full of trouble.”