How to Live Like an Epicurean
Epicurus recommended, for example, to eat and drink in moderation, and to curb one’s sexual appetites. In the long run, a deep friendship will make us more content than a frenzied orgy.
Yuval Noah Harari • Homo Deus
Instead, the Epicurean ideal is to live quietly with one’s close friends and contemplate the random movements of the atomic universe.
Emily Wilson • The Greatest Empire: A Life of Seneca
If we were the last person on Earth, we wouldn’t bother with buffetless ventilators or ironic iPhone cases. When the desire to impress others is removed, we live a more authentically Epicurean existence. And again, we should not make the mistake of thinking that Epicurus would deny us such things as a fancy fan. Instead, he would have us not cultiv
... See moreDerren Brown • Happy: Why More or Less Everything is Absolutely Fine
Pour l’heure, je n’ai voulu aborder que l’idée qui distingue essentiellement Épicure des autres philosophes : à savoir que pour bien vivre il faut éliminer l’inquiétude. Mais une lecture même rapide de cet auteur révélera à quel point il est plus complexe. Il encourage le savoir, l’amitié et une vie de tempérance et de vertu.
Irvin Yalom • Le Problème Spinoza (Littérature) (French Edition)
A circle of friends, a stable mind and better creative skills are all very useful for a happy life! But happiness consists in taking pleasure from time spent with those friends; from relishing the absence of anxiety that comes with a calmer mind; or from putting those creative skills to use – from cashing in the resources, you might almost say, rat... See more