Epicurus
342?–270 b.c., Greek philosopher.
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Epicurus had much of the spirit of a practical philosopher, although very little of the earnest cravings of a religious man.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John Lord(Epicurus's opinion that) the stars carry terrestrial bodies along in their rapid flight is undemonstrable.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 3 | Plotinos (Plotinus)The genuine teaching of Epicurus he did not know; hence he considered himself an Epicurean.
Let us follow Him | Henryk SienkiewiczThus much will make it probable at least, that Virgil had Moses in his thoughts rather than Epicurus, when he composed this poem.
Dryden's Works (13 of 18): Translations; Pastorals | John DrydenEpicurus too, he says, believed in the atomic theory, though he regarded the world as eternal.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy | Isaac Husik
British Dictionary definitions for Epicurus
/ (ˌɛpɪˈkjʊərəs) /
341–270 bc, Greek philosopher, who held that the highest good is pleasure and that the world is a series of fortuitous combinations of atoms
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