Basic needs (food, shelter, friendship) are simple to satisfy.
Viewed as the greatest means of ensuring a happy life. Epicurus on the gods (Chapter 4) Epicurus and the Epicurean Tradition
His personal diet was modest, consisting largely of bread, olives, and occasional cheese. Basic needs (food, shelter, friendship) are simple to
"Death is nothing to us," because when we are here, death is not, and when death is here, we are not. Basic needs (food
The gods exist as perfect beings but do not interfere in human affairs.
He advised followers to "live unnoticed" and avoid political life, as it brings more anxiety than reward.
Intense pain is usually brief; long-term pain is usually mild. 2. Practical Living and "The Garden"