The beginning and the root of all good is the pleasure of the stomach; even wisdom and culture must be referred to this.
Epicurean philosophy
Quoted by Athenaeus in 'Deipnosophistae', attributed to Epicurus. This is often misunderstood as promoting gluttony, but Epicurean 'pleasure' is about absence of pain and tranquility.
c. 300 BCE
Found in 1 providers: grok
Cross Reference
1 source
"Self-sufficiency is the greatest of all wealth."
Controversial"The art of living well and the art of dying well are one."
Strange & Unusual"The wise man is not disturbed by the absence of friends, but by the absence of virtue."
Shocking"The wise man is able to live well even in poverty."
Strange & Unusual"It is not possible for one to rid himself of his fears about the most important matters if he does not understand the nature of the whole, but is still in doubt about some of the things that are said …"
Shocking