Epicurus in lingua Latina - et in Graeca?

amans · Post by **amans** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 9:48 pm

Hi all,

I am reading one of Seneca's Epistulae morales (#2) and he quotes )επίκουρος. The latin phrase goes:

honesta, inquit, res est laeta paupertas

Can anyone tell me what the Greek original is?

Cheers

annis · Post by **annis** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 11:29 pm

Do you know that the Greek original exists? Most of E.'s work did not survive.

amans · Post by **amans** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 6:43 am

No, I am not sure at all. I've just read this letter in which this quote occurs. I thought it would be nice to know the original as I've also begun studies in Greek.

Would you know where to find online fragments of Epicurus?

If the original does not exist - what do you think he might have said?

Thanks for your help

annis · Post by **annis** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 10:53 pm

amans wrote:Would you know where to find online fragments of Epicurus?

Except for the LATO listing, I don't know. I've never made a serious search for his works.

If the original does not exist - what do you think he might have said?

I'll let someone with much better knowledge of Latin tackle that question.

amans · Post by **amans** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 12:30 pm

annis wrote:Except for the LATO listing, I don't know. I've never made a serious search for his works.

Thanks for the reference. Very useful. I'll have a look at his Principal Doctrines. They don't look too difficult...

annis wrote:
amans wrote:If the original does not exist - what do you think he might have said?
I'll let someone with much better knowledge of Latin tackle that question.

Oh, I meant to ask what the Greek version of the Latin quote might possibly have been (I translate it as "happy poverty is an honest thing").

Anyway, thanks for posting.