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A pleasant life is impossible without living wisely, well and justly, and living that way is impossible without living pleasantly

Drawn from what Epicurus said

On the topicWhat makes a good life?under our view: A good life is a matter of character, and is judged over the whole of it

What Epicurus actually said

  1. Epicurus Founder of Epicureanism (341 to 270 BCE)
    It is impossible to live a pleasant life without living wisely and well and justly, and it is impossible to live wisely and well and justly without living pleasantly.

    Where this was said

    ↗Letter to Menoeceus and Principal Doctrines, in Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers, Book X (tr. Robert Drew Hicks, 1925)en.wikisource.org

    c. 341–270 BCE

    All 6 korrents from this piecethis one is 4th

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