Fragments (Usener) -- Translation by Peter Saint-Andre

This website has been up for a while, but wanted to add here for easy reference.

"This translation renders selected fragments of Epicurus from Greek into English. The numbering follows that of Hermann Usener in his 1887 volume Epicurea."

Saint-Andre says:

"I made the first version of this translation in 2011; as of 2018 I am adding more fragments."

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Fragment 2 -- Lack of mental disturbance and lack of bodily pain are static pleasures, whereas revelry and rejoicing are active pleasures involving movement.

Here we have a definition of "static" and "active" pleasures which is very simple.

The link to his translation:

Selected Fragments, by Epicurus