Death is nothing to us, since when we are, death has not come, and when death has come, we are not.

About Epicurus

Epicurus (, EH-pih-KURE-əs; ‹See Tfd›Greek: Ἐπίκουρος Epikouros; 341–270 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher and sage who founded Epicureanism, a highly influential school of philosophy. He was born on the Greek island of Samos to Athenian parents. Influenced by Democritus, Aristippus, Pyrrho, and possibly the Cynics, he turned against the...

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