55: Epicurus
The Nietzsche Podcast
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The Zenith of Human Happiness
Epicurus is sort of like when Bethastophiles tells Faust oh if you want to live a very long time you know by 80 you would still be young if you were living the simple life of a farmer. He doesn't wish to remove himself from this world but to find the zenith of happiness which is possible within it. And so Epicurus writes in maxim 14 quote, the purest security is that which comes from a quiet life and withdrawal from the many although a certain degree of security from other men does come by means of the power to repel attacks and by means of prosperity end quote.
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