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Download: A 10k text-only version is available for download . Letter to Menoeceus. By Epicurus. Translated by Robert Drew Hicks. Greeting. Let no one be slow to seek wisdom when he is young nor weary in the search thereof when he is grown old. For no age is too early or too late for the health of the soul.
Epicurus to Menoeceus, greeting. Let no young man delay the study of philosophy, and let no old man become weary of it; for it is never too early nor too late to care for the well-being of the soul.
In his letter to Menoeceus, Epicurus offers a summary of his ethical system. Translated by Cyril Bailey (1926). Let no one when young delay to study philosophy, nor [1] when he is old grow weary of his study. For no one can come too early or too late to secure the health of his soul.
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The Letter to Menoeceus, by Epicurus, is an exhortation to learn and practice the joyful ethic of Epicureanism. It is one of the few fully extant writings of Epicurus, the third of three letters preseved by Diogenes Laertius .
Jul 12, 2023 · Epicurus to Menoeceus, greeting. Let no one be slow to seek wisdom when he is young nor weary in the search thereof when he is grown old. For no age is too early or too late for the health of the soul.
Aug 3, 2022 · A new translation of the Letter to Menoikeus (Menoeceus) by Epicurus with commentary.
Jan 10, 2005 · The Letter to Herodotus summarizes Epicurus’ physical theory, the Letter to Menoeceus offers a précis of Epicurean ethics, and the Letter to Pythocles treats astronomical and meteorological matters.
