"[[Epicurus]], the son of a schoolteacher, **was a philosopher who held happiness and leisurely contemplation to be the loftiest goals in life**." ([Location 796](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B07RHWKD7N&location=796)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[resting]], **Source** -- [[20251230081807 - B - How to Do Nothing]]