Philosophy Quote by Epicurus — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“The man who says that all events are necessitated has no ground for critizing the man who says that not all events are necessitated. For according to him this is itself a necessitated event.”

“I was not, I was, I am not, I care not. (Non fui, fui, non sum, non curo)”

“Why should I fear death?”

“He who says either that the time for philosophy has not yet come or that it has passed is like someone who says that the time for happiness has not yet come or that it has passed.”

“Death means nothing to us”

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

“Let's say I have a mystical soul and a rational brain, and, like Montaigne, I am incapable of choosing between them. I don't know if I believe in God, but I am often tempted to believe.”

“Beyond all sciences, philosophies, theologies, and histories, a child's relentless inquiry is truly all it takes to remind us that we don't know as much as we think we know.”

“Impossible things are really rough to do, you know.”

“Thoughts without content are empty, intuitions without concepts are blind.”

“Calvin:"It says here that 'religion is the opiate of the masses.'...what do you suppose that means?”

“Ideas are the source of all things”