Live while you are alive
"I am not charmed with the ideal of life held out by those who think that the normal state of human beings is that of struggling to get on; that the trampling, crushing , elbowing, and treading on each other’s heels are the most desirable lot of human kind." John Stuart Mill, a passionate supporter …
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"…the truth was that Atticus, because of his philosophy, had made it a principle never to fall out with anyone. He was a devoted follower of the teachings of Epicurus – "that pleasure is the beginning and end of living happily" – although I hasten to add that he was an Epicurean not in the …
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Love beauty, but simply. Epicurus
Live simply and prudently, with self-control and moderation. Seek simple pleasures, those that satisfy natural and necessary desires, chief of which are food, drink, clothing, shelter, friendship and love.
"The biggest difference between France and the US and UK remains the pursuit of sensual pleasure, a thing the "Anglo-Saxon business model" seems to have foolishly ignored. The US Constitution makes formalistic reference to the "pursuit of happiness" but it is the French nation that concentrates on pursuing pleasure and the savoring of it. They …
