Robert Harris Quotes

He Was A Devoted Follower Of The Teachings Of Epicurus - "that Pleasure Is The Beginning And End Of Living Happily" - Although I Hasten To Add That He Was An Epicurean Not In The Commonly Misunderstood Sense, As A Seeker After Luxury, But In The True Meaning, As A Pursuer Of What The Greeks Call Ataraxia, Or Freedom From Disturbance. He Consequently Avoided Arguments And Unpleasantness Of Any Kind (needless To Say, He Was Unmarried) And Desired Only To Contemplate Philosophy By Day And Dine By Night With His Cultured Friends. He

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