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Biography - Epicurus:

Greek philosopher *Approximate years of birth and death.
Born: -342 - Died: -270
Period:
3rd century BC
4th century BC
Place of birth: Greece
Greece

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


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French
Qu'on ne remette pas la philosophie à plus tard parce qu'on est jeune, et qu'on ne se lasse pas de philosopher parce qu'on se trouve être vieux. Il n'est en effet, pour personne, ni trop tôt ni trop tard lorsqu'il s'agit d'assurer la santé de l'âme.

German
Wer jung ist, soll nicht zögern zu philosophieren, und wer alt ist, soll nicht müde werden im Philosophieren. Denn für keinen ist es zu früh und für keinen zu spät, sich um die Gesundheit der Seele zu kümmern.




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Quotes for: philosophy


Quotes

Quotes about philosophy:


Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our mind by means of our language.





To live without philosophizing is properly to have one's eyes closed and never attempt to open them.





There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.






Philosophy triumphs easily over past evils and future evils; but present evils triumph over it.





Poetry is related to philosophy as experience is related to empirical science.





Happiness is the goal of philosophy. Or to be more precise, the goal of philosophy is wisdom, and therefore happiness.











Quotes for: health


Quotes

Quotes about health:


I have decided to be happy because it's good for my health.





The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, or not to anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.





Man needs difficulties they are necessary for health.





Healthy is who can't recall.





Health is the primary duty of life.





Capital is reckless of the health or length of life of the laborer, unless under compulsion from society.











Quotes for: youth


Quotes

Quotes about youth:


The storms of youth occur between days of brilliant sunshine.





For souls nobly born valor doesn't await the passing of years.





I nothing had, and yet enough for youth -
Joy in Illusion, ardent thirst for Truth.
Give unrestrained, the old emotion,
The bliss that touched the verge of pain,
The strength of Hate, Love's deep devotion, -
O, give me back my youth again!






It takes a long time to become young.





Youth has no age.





Each day is a little life: every waking and rising a little birth, every fresh morning a little youth, every going to rest and sleep a little death.











Quotes for: soul


Quotes

Quotes about soul:


Science without conscience is only ruin of the soul.





Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul.





At any moment you choose you can retire within yourself. Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.





Do not trouble yourself, make yourself simple.





For souls nobly born valor doesn't await the passing of years.





Go, nothing is better for the soul
Than to dispel some sadness from a soul!












Quotes

Quotes for: Age


Man arrives as a novice at each age of his life.





Youth has no age.





In youth we learn; in age we understand.





I speak truth, not so much as I would, but as much as I dare; and I dare a little more, as I grow older.





Reason, not age, finds wisdom.





Nothing makes one old so quickly as the ever-present thought that one is growing older.








Quotes

Epicurus also said...


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





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





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 then meditate on the things that make our happiness, seeing that when that is with us we have all, but when it is absent we do all to win it.





Pleasure is the beginning and end of the blessed life.





Babies and animals are the mirrors of nature.












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