"Death is nothing to us," because when we are here, death is not, and when death is here, we are not.
He advised followers to "live unnoticed" and avoid political life, as it brings more anxiety than reward. Epicurus and the Epicurean Tradition
To achieve ataraxia (freedom from mental distress), Epicurus' follower Philodemus summarized the "four-part cure": "Death is nothing to us," because when we
