- Epicurus to Menoeceus: We must then bear in mind that the future is neither ours, nor yet wholly not ours, so that we may not altogether expect it as sure to come, nor abandon hope of it, as if it will certainly not come.
- VS33. The flesh cries out to be saved from hunger, thirst, and cold. For if a man possess this safety, and hope to possess it, he might rival even Zeus in happiness.

Key Citations On Hope
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Who are capable of figuring the problem out 5
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What fears does modern science remove, as Epicurean physics did in antiquity? 31
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Porphyry - Letter to Marcella -"Vain Is the Word of the Philosopher..." 17
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Daily life of ancient Epicureans / 21st Century Epicureans 38
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Emily Austin's "LIving For Pleasure" Wins Award. (H/T to Lowri for finding this!)
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