Epicurus, Principal Doctrines 17 (Diogenes Laertius 10)
The just sleep easiest.
Epicurus, Principal Doctrines 17 (Diogenes Laertius 10)
The source
"The just sleep easiest." Epicurus said it in Principal Doctrines 17 (Diogenes Laertius 10). Translated by C. D. Yonge, 1853.
"The just man is the freest of all men from disquietude; but the unjust man is a perpetual prey to it"C. D. Yonge, 1853, Principal Doctrines 17 (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 "The just sleep easiest."?
- Epicurus (341–270 BC). Source: Principal Doctrines 17 (Diogenes Laertius 10).
- What is the original wording?
- The just man is the freest of all men from disquietude; but the unjust man is a perpetual prey to it (C. D. Yonge, 1853). Translated by C. D. Yonge, 1853.
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