"One can certainly hear echoes of [[buddhism]] in [[Epicurus]]’s prescription for the soul: “**The disturbance of the soul cannot be ended nor true joy created either by the possession of the greatest wealth or by honour and respect in the eyes of the mob or by anything else that is associated with causes of unlimited desir**e.” ([Location 816](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B07RHWKD7N&location=816)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[mindfulness]], [[frugality]], [[personal-values]], [[character]], **Source** -- [[20251230081807 - B - How to Do Nothing]]