Never too young or too old for philosophy.
Epicurus, Letter to Menoeceus (Diogenes Laertius 10)
Never too young or too old for philosophy.
Epicurus, Letter to Menoeceus (Diogenes Laertius 10)
The source
"Never too young or too old for philosophy." Epicurus said it in Letter to Menoeceus (Diogenes Laertius 10). Translated by C. D. Yonge, 1853.
"Let no one delay to study philosophy while he is young, and when he is old let him not become weary of the study"C. D. Yonge, 1853, Letter to Menoeceus (Diogenes Laertius 10). Anecdote reported by Diogenes Laertius (3rd century AD).
Who said it
Epicurus (341–270 BC). Taught that a simple life among friends is the good life.
Questions
- Who said "Never too young or too old for philosophy."?
- Epicurus (341–270 BC). Source: Letter to Menoeceus (Diogenes Laertius 10).
- What is the original wording?
- Let no one delay to study philosophy while he is young, and when he is old let him not become weary of the study (C. D. Yonge, 1853). Translated by C. D. Yonge, 1853.
Filed under Calm.
Wear Epicurus
A calm mind is a citadel.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 8.48
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Bitter cucumber? Toss it. Thorns on the trail? Step around.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 8.50
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Everything has two handles. Grab the one you can carry.
Epictetus, Enchiridion 43
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Know yourself.
Delphic maxim, Delphic inscription (Plato, Protagoras 343b)
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