When We Exist, Death Is Not Yet

Men Are So Thoughtless, Nay, So Mad, That Some, Through Fear Of Death, Force Themselves To Die.

Death Is Nothing To Us: For After Our Bodies Have Been Dissolved By Death They Are Without Sensation, And That Which Lacks Sensation Is Nothing To Us. And Therefore A Right Understanding Of Death Makes Mortality Enjoyable, Not Because It Adds To An Infinite Span Of Time, But Because It Takes Away The Craving For Immortality.

Pleasure Is The Beginning And The End Of Living Happily. Epicurus Taught: Pleasure, Defined As Freedom From Pain, Is The Highest Good.

The Wise Man Thinks Of Fame Just Enough To Avoid Being Despised.

Death Is Nothing To Us: For That Which Is Dissolved Is Without Sensation; And That Which Lacks Sensation Is Nothing To Us.