Epicurus says that true pleasure is to be found only in peace of mind and absence of pain." "But every one," interrupted Barine, "believes that people like the wealthy Isidorus, whose object in life is to take every pleasure which his wealth can procure, are the real Epicureans.

My mother would not have confided me long to a teacher by whose associates 'pleasure' was deemed the chief good." "The daughter of a philosopher," replied Archibius, gently shaking his head, "ought to understand what pleasure means in the sense of Epicurus, and no doubt you do.

True, those who are further removed from these things cannot know that the master forbids yearning for individual pleasure.

Have you an idea of his teachings?
No definite one?
Then permit me a few words of explanation.

It happens only too often that Epicurus is confounded with Aristippus, who places sensual pleasure above intellectual enjoyment, as he holds that bodily pain is harder to endure than mental anguish.