"He who has least need of tomorrow will approach it with the greatest pleasure.” —Epicurus Do you agree or disagree? The Athenian philosopher Epicurus (341–270 BC) founded a school called the Garden, which recognized pleasure (hedone) as the greatest good. To attain pleasure—defined as a state of tranquility (ataraxia) and freedom from pain (aponia)—he and his followers promoted a life of moderation rather than excess. . . . 🏷 #GettyMuseum #ArtHistory #AncientLife #AncientQuotes #DailyQuotes #Philosophy #Wisdom #Epicureanism #Greek #Antiquities Image: Portrait of Epikouros [Epicurus], about AD 100, Roman. Getty Museum, Gift of Malcolm Wiener Citation: Plutarch, On Peace of Mind (474c). This translation is taken from Lloyd P. Gerson's "The Epicurus Reader: Selected Writings and Testimonia."