Home
logo
English German French
language
Epicurus

Quote of Epicurus - It is not so much our...


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

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



Translation

Translation

(French, German)



French
Ce n'est pas tant l'aide de nos amis qui nous aide que notre confiance dans cette aide.

German
Es ist weniger die Hilfe der Freunde, die uns hilft, als das Vertrauen darauf, dass sie es tun werden.




See also 

See also...



Age appears to be best in four things old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read.




Quotes for: trust


Quotes

Quotes about trust:


Be confident: Truth is not the end of the way, it is the way itself.





Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.





The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.





Confidence raises the soul.





And suddenly you know: It's time to start something new and trust the magic of beginnings.





I have learned, that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.











Quotes for: friendship


Quotes

Quotes about friendship:


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





If you press me to say why I loved him, I can say no more than because he was he, and I was I.





Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.





Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.





It is the fool's misfortune to fail in obtaining the position, the employment, the neighbourhood, and the circle of friends that suit him.





The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend.











Quotes

Quotes for: help


Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.





Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.





Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what they are capable of being.





People must help one another it is nature's law.





Help yourself and heaven will help you.





What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like.











Quotes

Epicurus also said...


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.





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.












info   A quotation is a statement taken out of its context. Therefore, it is necessary to place any quotation within its author's work and its historical, geographical or philosophical context in order to fully understand its meaning. | The quotations stated on this site express their authors' opinion and do not reflect that of Buboquote.com


info   Image attribution:  title, author, license and source of the original file on Wikipedia. Modifications: changes have been made from the original file (cropping, resizing, renaming and color change).



logo

 Subscribe to the quote of the day email

Subscribe to the Quote of the Day to receive a quote every day in your inbox. It is spam-free and you can unsubscribe at any time. Subscribe to the quote of the day email